SALEM — A Revere woman and two Winchester men were released after pleading not guilty in Salem Superior Court Monday to motor vehicle and conspiracy charges stemming from a 2007 fatal hit-and-run accident on Route 1.
“There is not a question of bail,” Essex Assistant District AttorneyJay Gubitose said at the suspects’ arraignment. “The individuals responded to summons today, we ask for personal recognizance with a bail warning.”
Michael S. Tranchita, Jr., 33, of 63 Harvard Street, Winchester is charged with leaving the scene of a death, conspiracy, and two counts of misleading a potential witness. His father, Michael S. Tranchita, Sr., 55, of 69 Harvard Street, Winchester is charged with conspiracy, misleading a potential witness and misleading an investigator. Lisa Cutting, 39, of 263 Bradstreet Avenue, Revere is charged with conspiracy, misleading an investigator and accessory after the fact.
On January 5, 2007, at about 11:35 p.m., police responded to a crash on Route 1 South in Saugus near Essex Street involving a vehicle and two pedestrians. Tina Tello, 33, of Stoneham, and Christopher Zullo, 28, of Everett, were attempting to cross Route 1 South in Saugus in the area of Essex Street, which is not designated for pedestrian travel. They were subsequently struck by a vehicle that was traveling southbound at the time. Tello was pronounced dead at the scene. Zullo was taken by ambulance to Mass General Hospital where he died two days later.
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