Crime & Safety
Fatal Seekonk Hit-and-Run: Suspect Pleads Guilty
A man today pleaded guilty to a fatal hit-and-run that killed Karen McHugh, a former Seekonk assistant town clerk.
SEEKONK, MA — An Attleboro man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a fatal hit and run that killed a Seekonk woman last year.
Jacob Lacourse was turned in by his father after avoiding police for several months.
Police said he was delivering pizza when he struck Karen McHugh in Seekonk on Arcade Avenue on Jan. 30, 2015. McHugh, 51, was Seekonk's assistant town clerk and volunteered at a local animal shelter. She left behind a wife.
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Karen McHugh
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Lacourse, appearing in Fall River Superior Court on Wednesday, pleaded guilty to several charges.
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