Police Arrested Hit and Run Driver as He Fled with Injured, Pregnant Passenger

Woonsocket Police were called to the intersection of Rathbun Street and George Street June 3 at about 8 a.m. for a report of car crash with injuries, receiving word en-route that the occupants of one of the cars had left on foot.

When officer Taylor-Rae Monfils arrived at the scene, she discovered that both vehicles were empty, but that the vehicle struck, a black 2002 Honda, had been parked at the time of the crash. While assessing the scene, Monfils received a call from officers who had located the the two people fleeing the scene, one of whom was a pregnant woman with a leg injury. Police called a rescue for her.

Witnesses at the scene reported hearing a loud bang and rushing outside to see what had caused it, finding the driver of a gray 2003 Nissan, a man in a green hat and red, white and blue outfit, and his passenger, a pregnant woman complaining of pain, leaving the accident on foot. The woman was limping from an apparent leg injury, Monfils reported.

Witnesses said the man removed papers from the vehicle before guiding the injured woman to George Street, telling people who had come out of their homes not to call 911, according to Monfils' report.

The driver was later identified as Shawn Michael Delaurier, 18, of 21 Trenton St., Bellingham, MA. He was transported to Woonsocket Police Headquarters and charged with driving on a suspended license and failing in his duty to stop after a crash, injury resulting.

The woman was transported to Landmark Medical Center for treatment.