Crime & Safety
Driver Turns Himself In After Marblehead Hit-And-Run
Police are searching for a white pickup truck that is said to have struck a mother and her two children this afternoon.
MARBLEHEAD, MA — A driver suspected of a hit-and-run in Marblehead on Tuesday turned himself into police after seeing a video of the incident posted online.
A mother and her two children were hit by a truck Tuesday afternoon while crossing the street near Pleasant and Bessom streets. The vehicle, described as a white pickup truck driven by a white man in his 40s, did not stop.
According to police, the 10-year-old twins and an 11-year-old were walking ahead of their mother on Pleasant Street around 3:30 p.m.
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It was last seen driving outbound on Pleasant Street.
According to police, the driver claimed that he stopped to ask the victims if they were okay before leaving the scene.
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The children "appear to be ok," police said. There is no word yet on the condition of the mother. The victims were in a crosswalk when struck, police said.
No charges have been filed at this time.
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