Father's tip led police to suspect in Seekonk fatal hit-and-run - Boston Globe
A police report states Joseph LaCourse was visibly upset and in “great grief. “The man had a conscience,” Seekonk Police Chief Craig Mace said. Joseph LaCourse’s son, 24-year-old Jacob LaCourse, was charged Monday with leaving the scene of a deadly motor vehicle accident and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. 30, police responded to a call regarding an injured person and found McHugh on the side of Arcade Avenue in Seekonk, near her home. Mace said Seekonk detectives have worked seven days a week to investigate leads and potential witnesses since the crash. Yet there was little progress until Joseph LaCourse divulged his suspicions to police Friday night. In court, Michael Cahillane, a Bristol assistant district attorney, detailed the information LaCourse’s family provided. Investigators knew they were searching for a General Motors vehicle, which probably suffered passenger-side damage and the loss of a side mirror, Cahillane said. Joseph LaCourse led them to the car believed to have struck McHugh. “His father said [Jacob] drove a Chevy Malibu at the time of the incident,” Cahillane said. Police found a silver 2001 Chevrolet Malibu, registered to Jacob LaCourse, soon after the father’s statement. Source: www.bostonglobe.com
