Driver charged with killing Springfield woman in hit and run posts bail

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The driver charged with killing a woman in a hit-and-run in Springfield is now free on bail.

The Hampden Sheriff’s Department confirmed that 18-year-old Nathan Colon was released on $10,000 cash bail following his arraignment on Tuesday. Colon is accused of hitting and killing 36-year-old Kristine Andrews as she crossed Boston Road on Monday night.

He was allegedly racing another driver at the time and took off after the crash. There are no conditions to his bail, no monitoring bracket, and no requirement to appear in person at his next court hearing next month.

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