BARNSTABLE (CBS) – A young woman has been charged with a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist dead on the Cape early Thursday morning.
Police say Sheila Moretta and her friend were riding their bikes home from work on Route 28 when Moretta was hit by a car.
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Police were called and Moretta was rushed to Cape Cod Hospital, where she died.
READ MORE: Camp Harbor View Provides A Place Of Discovery For Boston KidsThe driver’s license plate was left at the scene. Officers said they later tracked down the driver at about 3:30 a.m. on Main Street in Falmouth.
Twenty-two-year-old Angelica Barroso of West Yarmouth was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident. Police say alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash.
Barroso told police she thought she had hit an animal.
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