An arrest was made in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Wellesley Friday night. Authorities said Connor Campanelli, 21, of Wellesley, voluntarily went to the Wellesley police station Friday night and was placed under arrest. Campanelli is facing multiple charges that include leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury and operating under the influence of liquor. Police said they responded to Hampshire and Bristol roads for a report of a bicyclist who had been struck by a motor vehicle that left the scene. Watch the reportWitnesses told police that Campanelli seemed like he knew what happened before he left the scene."He kind of looked confused," Megan Hudson said. "He seemed distraught. He seemed sort of concerned. He was kind of annoyed."After the crash, witnesses said Campanelli took off down Hampshire Road in a grey Toyota pickup.The bicyclist, a 47-year-old man from Framingham, was wearing reflective clothing and had bright lights on his bike, and police said when the driver hit him, he dragged him on the road and snapped the bike frame in half.Although the man was unconscious and unresponsive at the scene, he suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston. Police credited residents in the area who were able to get a description of the driver and the truck he was driving.Campanelli was released on bail and will be arraigned in Dedham District Court on Monday.

An arrest was made in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Wellesley Friday night.



Authorities said Connor Campanelli, 21, of Wellesley, voluntarily went to the Wellesley police station Friday night and was placed under arrest. Campanelli is facing multiple charges that include leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury and operating under the influence of liquor.


Police said they responded to Hampshire and Bristol roads for a report of a bicyclist who had been struck by a motor vehicle that left the scene.

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Witnesses told police that Campanelli seemed like he knew what happened before he left the scene.

"He kind of looked confused," Megan Hudson said. "He seemed distraught. He seemed sort of concerned. He was kind of annoyed."

After the crash, witnesses said Campanelli took off down Hampshire Road in a grey Toyota pickup.

The bicyclist, a 47-year-old man from Framingham, was wearing reflective clothing and had bright lights on his bike, and police said when the driver hit him, he dragged him on the road and snapped the bike frame in half.

Although the man was unconscious and unresponsive at the scene, he suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess in Boston.

Police credited residents in the area who were able to get a description of the driver and the truck he was driving.

Campanelli was released on bail and will be arraigned in Dedham District Court on Monday.