A driver fled after striking a 16-year-old girl who was walking home from a bus stop in Holbrook, Massachusetts, Wednesday afternoon, leaving investigators searching for a black SUV that was seen in the area with its rear hatch open. Police responded around 2:30 p.m. to a 911 call reporting a pedestrian crash on North Shore Road, and the teenager was taken to an area hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
According to NBC10 Boston, the vehicle struck the girl along the shoulder of the road, and she rolled over the hood before falling to the ground. The driver did not stop. Investigators are now asking anyone with home surveillance footage from the area to come forward, and the same report notes that police specifically want to hear from anyone who saw a black SUV in the vicinity with its rear hatch open.
Police Appeal for Doorbell Footage on North Shore Road
Holbrook Police, based out of 300 South Franklin Street, are requesting home surveillance footage from residents along North Shore Road as they try to identify the vehicle and driver involved, per the Holbrook Police Department. Anyone with information has been asked to call 781-767-1212. It remains unclear whether the open rear hatch was a cause or a byproduct of the collision, and the exact bus stop the teenager had been walking from has not been specified in reporting so far.
The article cites a Commonwealth of Massachusetts letter and includes background on an earlier incident.
What the Driver Could Face If Found
Under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 24, leaving the scene of a crash involving personal injury without stopping to identify oneself is prohibited, according to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. State law requires any driver involved in a crash causing bodily harm to stop immediately and exchange information with those involved.
The Holbrook case fits into a broader pattern that safety advocates say has not improved. A June report by WalkMassachusetts found that 17% of all fatal pedestrian crashes in the state during 2025 involved a driver who left the scene, and the same research found that local, municipally controlled streets accounted for nearly 70% of fatal pedestrian crashes statewide that year. Statewide, hit-and-run crashes were reported in 2024, and the article cites a ThatCarHitMe.com analysis of MassDOT data. The article also references MassDOT's IMPACT crash database in connection with statewide pedestrian collisions.
Route 37 Already Flagged for Safety Upgrades
The article includes a regional-planning discussion and links to documents filed with the Boston Region MPO. Holbrook is a Massachusetts town. The article also cites earlier Hoodline reporting.
No arrests had been announced as of Wednesday's report, and the driver's identity remains unknown. Police continue to ask anyone with relevant information or footage to contact them, as investigators work to determine what happened on North Shore Road and locate the black SUV believed to be involved.
