Boston police arrest suspect in deadly Roxbury hit-and-run

Boston police arrested a suspect in reference to a deadly hit-and-run that occurred final month in Roxbury, police stated.

Officers responded Jan. 18 at roughly 8:29 p.m. to a report of a pedestrian struck by a motorized vehicle at 1829 Washington St., in accordance with a assertion from police.

On arrival, officers discovered Taylor Wilkinson, 20, who was affected by life-threatening accidents, and a 23-year-old girl with minor accidents, the assertion stated. Each victims had been taken to a neighborhood hospital, the place Wilkinson died from her accidents.

After an investigation by the Boston Police Murder Unit and the Deadly Collision Investigation Group, detectives recognized Christopher Baker, 36, from Boston, as a suspect, in accordance with the assertion.

Officers arrested Baker at roughly 5:17 p.m. Wednesday close to 100 Belvidere St., the assertion stated.

Baker has been charged with motorized vehicle murder by reckless operation, manslaughter, assault and battery with a harmful weapon, leaving the scene, working a motorized vehicle with a suspended license, dashing, crosswalk violation, and reckless operation of a motorized vehicle. He’s set to be arraigned in Roxbury District Court docket, the assertion stated.

Wilkinson was a scholar at Fisher School and graduated from the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Well being Careers in 2023, in accordance with a Fisher School assertion launched shortly after her dying. She was a sophomore learning administration with a focus in trend advertising and marketing, the assertion stated.