Taunton man accidentally fatally run over by family member, authorities say
The incident happened just after 1 p.m. on Saturday in Fall River.
A 52-year-old Taunton man was fatally run over by a family member Saturday after the two were attempting to fix the bumper of a vehicle recently picked up from a tow shop in what authorities believe was a tragic accident.First responders were called to the area near 748 Pleasant St. in Fall River just after 1 p.m. for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. The victim, identified as Alan Moreau, was brought to Charlton Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 1:51 p.m.Moreau and a 71-year-old relative had gone to the tow shop in Fall River to pick up a BMW — the pair had driven over in Moreau’s Kia, authorities said.Afterward, Moreau was reportedly driving the Kia behind the BMW when the 71-year-old pulled over on Pleasant Street and Moreau followed. The relative thought that the bumper of the BMW was rubbing against a tire, and the two were tried to fix it.The 71-year-old then got back into the BMW and thought Moreau had gotten back inside the Kia, according to authorities.“The 71-year-old began to drive off without knowing Moreau was on the ground reaching underneath the passenger side of the BMW,” the district attorney’s office said. “The man immediately felt he had run something over.”Initially, the man believed he had run over the car’s bumper, authorities said, but, when he stopped the vehicle and got out, he saw it was Moreau.No charges have been filed, and authorities don’t believe there was foul play.“Witnesses at the scene corroborated the 71-year-old man’s statements to police,” authorities said. “There was no evidence that the 71-year-old was using his cell phone or was intoxicated in any way.”
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