A man accused of a fatal hit-and-run in Charlestown was hauled in by police, ending weeks of a manhunt following the tragic incident near Everett's Encore Boston Harbor casino. Jaydon A. Colon, 22, was nabbed on Carter Street in Chelsea yesterday, according to authorities. The arrest occurred at the crack of dawn, around 7:45 a.m., as local police moved in, NBC10 Boston reported.
A fatal crash occurred just after 3 a.m. on December 18 at the intersection of Dexter and Alford streets, near Encore Boston Harbor casino. Police found a man, whose identity hasn't been released, deceased at the scene. The incident, happening during the holiday season, feels particularly heartless.
Colon is facing serious charges, including motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation; however, details on how police got a bead on him or if he's lawyered up were not immediately disclosed. His capture follows a grim scene recounted by a truck driver making deliveries in the dead of night, who stumbled upon the aftermath of the crash. "I went over to check his pulse and see if he was alive," the trucker told WCVB, the horror of that discovery marking a memory not soon forgotten.
It's been reported that the vehicle involved in the tragedy made a swift and silent getaway, vanishing along Alford Street toward Everett, leaving behind only the echoes of its departure and the gravity of its actions, its driver now detained, awaits what may come next in the halls of justice, which we trust will serve its purpose, punishing what the law defines as wrong, and perhaps, in some small measure, bringing solace to those who mourn.
