19-year-old charged in Dighton hit and run that killed Paul DeMoura

A 19-year-old Providence, RI man was arrested early this afternoon at his place of employment in Taunton in connection to the April 4^th fatal hit and run incident in Dighton that claimed the life of Paul DeMoura, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced.

Michael Laboy is being charged with Leaving the Scene of a Crash-Death Resulting.  He will likely be arraigned sometime this afternoon in Taunton District Court. The arrest was made by Massachusetts State Police detective assigned to DA Quinn’s office, who along with Dighton Police, have been investigating the matter since it occurred.

Dighton Police received a 911 call at approximately 10:00 p.m. from an off-duty Taunton Police officer who observed an object in the breakdown lane of Route 44 in Dighton, and then realized it was a man.

The victim, later identified as DeMoura, was rushed to Morton Hospital in Taunton, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The case is being prosecuted, and the investigation has been coordinated by, Assistant District Attorney Catherine Sauter.

No other details were released.