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POLICE FIRE& Grand jury indicts two people in fatal Shrewsbury hit-and-run
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By Laura Hayes Managing Editor
SHREWSBURY – Two people have been indicted following a fatal hit-and-run in Shrewsbury in October.
According to a press release from Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.’s office, Jerry Santiago Jr., 25, of Worcester, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of motor vehicle homicide, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, leaving the scene of a personal injury crash resulting in death, driving as to endanger and driving a motor vehicle without a license.
The grand jury also indicted Justina Riopelle, 22, of Worcester, for being an accessory after the fact.
On Oct. 30, the Shrewsbury Police Department and State Police detectives assigned to Early’s office responded to a report of a hit-and-run on Route 9.
At the time, Early’s office said that the victim — Ghu-
