Crime & Safety

Women Dragged To Death By Car on Route 1 in Foxboro

Update, 12:00 p.m. - A 22-year-old male from Norwood accused of dragging a woman under his car down Route 1 is free on bail after an arraignment hearing at Wrentham District Court.

Moses Acloque is accused of dragging the body of Arbor Inn employee Kanchan Patel under his truck for three miles on Route 1 from the  Arbor Inn to Chickie Flynn’s.

He pleaded not guilty to charges of leaving the scene of a collision causing death; motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, leaving the scene of a personal injury crash, two counts of leaving the scene of property damage, and driving while license to operate suspended.

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Acloque is free on $3,000 bail but will have to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet, stay away from the Ann Arbor Inn, and have no contact with any witnesses or employees of the motel.

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Update, 8 a.m. - Moses Acloque, 22, of Bonney Lane in Norwood, will be arraigned in Wrentham District Court Tuesday morning on charges that include leaving the scene of an accident causing death. To read more, click here.

Original Story
The Massachusetts State Police are now investigating the details surrounding the death of a woman on Route 1 in Foxboro which may be connected to an abduction reported earlier in the night.

At approximately 10 p.m. on Monday evening, a trooper assigned to the State Police Foxboro Barracks discovered a deceased female victim on Route 1 in Foxboro who had suffered traumatic injuries.  

According to scanner reports, the woman was allegedly dragged two miles under a car and was pronounced dead on arrival.

In a press release, police have said the origin of the injuries remains unknown.

Two crime scenes have been set up near Chickie Flynn's in Foxboro and the Arbor Inn Motel in Wrentham according to the Sun Chronicle.

Troopers assigned to the Norfolk Country District Attorney's office also responded to the scene and are assisting in the active investigation.

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