CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A driver is being charged in connection with a deadly pedestrian crash in Chicopee Monday night.

Hampden District Attorney’s Spokesperson Jim Leydon told 22News that 68-year-old William Matteson of Chicopee died after being hit by a vehicle in the area of the 550 block of Chicopee Street at around 5:30 p.m. Monday.

The driver, 42-year-old Benjamin Goraj of Chicopee, was arrested and charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and operating under the influence 3^rd offense. He was arraigned in Chicopee District Court and being held on $5,000 bail as well as the condition he consents to alcohol testing multiple times a day.

The investigation is being conducted by the Chicopee Police Department and the Hampden District Attorney’s Office’s Motor Vehicle Homicide Unit.