Suspect in Braintree Fatal Hit and Run Arrested

Originally published Dec. 16, 2016

BRAINTREE, MA — Police have arrested a man who they say was responsible for a fatal hit and run that took place at the Weymouth Landing early Thursday night.

At about 5 p.m. a 62-year-old Braintree woman crossing the intersection of Shaw and Commercial Streets was struck by a car, according to the Braintree Police Department. A grill for a Mazda 626 was recovered at the scene and a witness told police they saw a dark-colored sedan traveling north on Shaw Street, police said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital. She has been identified as 62-year-old Irina Hyde.

Braintree man lovingly remembers his wife Irina Hyde, 62, killed by a hit and run driver on Shaw street yesterday as she walked home. pic.twitter.com/V5UP0OuNph
— Jonathan Hall (@JHall7news) December 16, 2016

Mrs Hyde was an activities assistant at a Braintree nursing home. More on @7News tonight. pic.twitter.com/A732JUS8r4
— Jonathan Hall (@JHall7news) December 16, 2016

Friday night, police announced that Ryan Brady, 34, of Braintree, has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing death. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Quincy District Court Monday morning.

Image via Braintree Police Department