UPDATE: Cumberland hit-and-run victim has died, woman charged

May 2, 2016 10:22 am

By News Staff

news@abc6.com

UPDATE: 18-year-old Carl John, who was struck by a vehicle on Bear Hill Road early Monday morning, has passed away, according to Cumberland Police.

Cumberland Police have made an arrest in connection to a hit and run that happened on Bear Hill Road early Monday morning.

The incident happened just before 1 a.m.

Police say the victim, 18-year-old Carl John, was walking down the street with a friend when he was struck by the vehicle. John was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with serious injuries to his head. His friend described the vehicle as a small light colored SUV.

Police say later on 29-year-old Laura Belhumeur, of Cumberland, reported to police that she was operating a white SUV on Bear Hill Road during the time of the accident.

She has been charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident/ Serious Bodily Injury.