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Victim in fatal Stockbridge hit-and-run identified; arrest made in incident

The Red Lion Inn in the heart of downtown Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
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The Red Lion Inn in the heart of downtown Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

A 72-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run in Stockbridge, Massachusetts this weekend has been identified.

An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run death of a 72-year-old man in Stockbridge, Massachusetts over the weekend. Franklin Ripley was found in Stockbridge Saturday morning.

His body was spotted on the side of Route 102 by a passing motorist. He was declared dead at the scene. The Berkshire District Attorney said says 36-year-old Samantha Paige of West Stockbridge was arraigned Tuesday.

Paige is charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury resulting in death. The DA says Paige is being held without bail for a probation warrant on an unrelated case. The incident remains under investigation and additional charges could follow.

Josh Landes has been WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief since February 2018 after working at stations including WBGO Newark and WFMU East Orange. A passionate advocate for Berkshire County, Landes was raised in Pittsfield and attended Hampshire College in Amherst, receiving his bachelor's in Ethnomusicology and Radio Production. You can reach him at jlandes@wamc.org with questions, tips, and/or feedback.
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