Police identify driver in Seekonk hit and run

By: News Staff

news@abc6.com

Police have identified the driver of a hit and run that took place Sunday on Route 44 in Seekonk.

Police say the driver Mary Elliott of Attleboro was driving drunk when she struck a jogger.

The victim was thrown into the air upon impact hitting a utility pole.

He sustained life-threatening injuries.

Elliott was eventually cornered by 2 witnesses that followed her from the scene.

A witness rattled by what she saw said, "my mind was just racing. It was just racing. I was shaking…he was laying on the ground and seemed to be unconscious. He was not moving at first. It looked like there was a lot of blood around the head area."

Elliott faces several charges including leaving the scene of a bodily injury accident and operating under the influence of alcohol.

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