A 19-year-old Providence man was arrested Thursday in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Dighton.

Massachusetts State Police allege Michael Laboy drove off after hitting 57-year-old Paul DeMoura on the night of April 4, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.

Police said DeMoura was hit while walking along Route 44. An off-duty Taunton police officer spotted him in the breakdown lane around 10 p.m. and called it in.

DeMoura was later pronounced dead at Morton Hospital.

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