Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian leaving church in New Bedford; victim ID’d as 33-year-old local

The following is a statement from the Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn’s Office.

A pedestrian was struck and killed in New Bedford last night.

The victim has been identified as 33-year-old Nicolassa Ventura Colaj of New Bedford, MA. An initial investigation has revealed that the decedent and her family were exiting a church gathering at 1805 Acushnet Ave just after midnight on 1/1/26…

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