Police said the driver and SUV were known from 'previous incidents'

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WEBVTT BE ABLE TO USE YOURCURRENT ID UNTIL OCTOBER OF2020.A WOMAN ACCUSED OF HITTING ANDKILLING A MAN IN THE STREET ISDUE IN COURT.POLICE SAY THERE'S A REASON THEYRECOGNIZED HER.SUSAN DIXON IS CHARGED WITHMOTOR VEHICLE HOMICIDE AMONGOTHER COUNTS IN YESTERDAY'S HITAND RUN AND WORCESTER.POLICE SAY SHE HAD A 33-YEAR-OLDMAN ON CHANDLER STREET AFTERSPEAKING WITH THEM IN A PARKINGLOT AND TAKING OFF.POLICE SAY THEY RECOGNIZED DIXON'S GOAL BECAUSE SHE BEENARRESTED OR DRAGGING TWO OTHER

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A woman arrested on suspicion of killing a pedestrian with her SUV in Worcester was reportedly involved in two similar, previous incidents. Susan Dixon, 58, was arrested early Monday morning. Police said she was known to investigators as the operator of a 2012 Nissan Pathfinder that was found damaged and abandoned down the street from a gas station where the fatal crash occurred. Worcester police said they were familiar with Dixon and the vehicle from "previous incidents."Police said that witnesses reported seeing a man talking to Dixon, who was in the SUV, at the BP gas station at 37 Chandler Street around 5:30 a.m."The victim reached into the vehicle to give her something when she suddenly drove away, with the victim half in the vehicle," Worcester police said. "Ms. Dixon backed into a fence, and then drove into the light pole."The 33-year-old suffered injuries to his neck, chest and abdomen. Bystanders were performing CPR on him when officers arrived, but police said he was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.After abandoning her car, police said Dixon returned to her home at 31 Knowles Road, where she was later arrested. She faces charges including motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and driving with a suspended license. Dixon was previously arrested in 2016 and 2015 for dragging people with her vehicle, the Telegram reported. Both of those cases involved illegal drugs.Dixon was held Tuesday on $35,000 bail, the district attorney said.