FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (WPRI) — Fairhaven police have arrested the driver accused of hitting and killing a Brockton man over the weekend.

 

Ryan Almeida, 35, was arraigned Tuesday on charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

 

The incident happened Saturday night on Main Street, near Riverside Cemetery and the I-195 overpass. Police said Almeida’s pickup truck collided with a moped that was going in the same direction before Almeida allegedly drove off.

 

The moped rider, 29-year-old Alexis Alvarez, was rushed to St. Luke’s Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

 

In court Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Russ Eonas said the crash may have been the result of road rage.

 

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