20-year-old Methuen Man Victim of Hit and Run

This past Monday night, amid the very rainy weather, a 20-year-old man was hit by a car while he was on Woodland Street in Methuen.

The driver of that car never stopped after striking Isaias Rivera, of Hazel Street in Methuen, who was left in the road around 7:00pm with serious injuries to his head and internal organs. Rivera was unconscious following the impact but was breathing on his own. He was transported to an area hospital and then driven via ambulance to a Boston hospital, where he remained in critical condition. He would have been flown to Boston, but the weather would not allow for the helicopter’s flight.

Methuen Police are continuing to look for a dark-colored sports utility vehicle with a Massachusetts license plate that hit Rivera. Right now, those are the only details that they have.

Police encouraged the driver of the SUV to come forward to them, stating that because of the weather and the road conditions, there may be an explanation for how hard it may have been to be on the look-out for pedestrians.

Leaving the scene of a hit-and-run, however, was far from the right decision.

In the aftermath of Rivera being struck, it was reported that drivers pulled around his body on the street and honked their horns as they passed. Neighbors did their best to help in the shocking situation.

Woodland Street is reportedly one of sections that Methuen Police patrol the most, watching for excessive speed and other driving violations.

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