Karen McHugh, 51, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run driver on Arcade Avenue in Seekonk, Massachusetts

Modified Date:

Sat, 02/07/2015 - 8:07pm

Accident Date:

Friday, January 30, 2015

Family pleads for help in finding driver in fatal hit-and-run

"I don't understand how you just do that and keep on going," said Judy Dionne, McHugh's cousin. "It's heartless. It's heartless, they've had to have known they hit her."

Seekonk town official, Karen McHugh, killed in Friday hit and run

Police are looking for a vehicle with front end damage, specifically on the passenger side of the car, including the passenger headlight area. Seekonk police are available at 508-336-8123.

Seekonk town clerk dies after hit-and-run

“Karen was just a good, down-to-earth person,” he said. “You don’t see too many people like that these days. When you do see one, they stand out. And she stood out.”

Assistant Seekonk town clerk killed in hit-run; police appeal to public to find suspect vehicle

Cadime also echoed what the police chief said, urging the person who struck McHugh to come forward and turn themselves in to police, “not only for Karen’s family, but for the Town of Seekonk as well.”

Seekonk town employee killed by hit-and-run driver

Mace said investigators will be looking at surveillance footage from area businesses as well as tips from the public in attempting to locate the vehicle involved in the crash.

Seekonk hit-and-run victim laid to rest

The funeral for McHugh, an assistant town clerk in Seekonk, was held Saturday morning.

Police and family members are asking for the public's help in locating the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian collision on Friday night in Seekonk. Karen McHugh, an assistant town clerk in Seekonk, was struck and killed in front of her home on Arcade Avenue as she was walking from their garage to their house. Due to the snow on the sidewalk, McHugh stepped into the street and was hit by a car that then left the scene. She was found lying deceased in the street. Seekonk Police Chief Craig Mace said the car they are looking for is possibly dark gray and likely sustained front-end and passenger-side damage. Anyone with information is asked to contact Seekonk police.

Type: Pedestrian Accident

Topics:

Hit and Run

People Involved:

Karen McHugh

Roadway:

Arcade Avenue

City:

Seekonk, MA

County:

Bristol County, MA

Area:

Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA