UPDATE: Victim identified in Hathaway Road accident

May 19, 2015

Dartmouth Police and Massachusetts State Police continue to investigate the fatal pedestrian accident that led to the death of a New Bedford man last Wednesday.

According to Gregg Miliote, a spokesmen for the District Attorney's office, the victim was 74-year-old Richard F. Bailey. He was struck by a 2015 gray Jeep Cherokee while walking along the road near 58 Hathaway Road.

Dartmouth police received 911 calls on May 13 around 2:20 p.m. regarding the accident.

Officials said police found Bailey dead at the scene on the 58 Hathaway Road property.

The driver of the vehicle stopped and was interviewed by police, and investigators conducted interviews with witnesses. Dartmouth police are handling accident reconstruction, Miliote said in a release.

There have been no criminal charges filed, Miliote said. The investigation remains open at this time and no further information can be released while investigation is ongoing.