A juvenile suspect in a hit-and-run crash that killed 19-year-old Jesse Johansmeyer two years ago has been found not guilty, according to Johansmeyer’s family.

Johansmeyer was at a bonfire party on the night of March 24, 2023 when another person at the party, who was driving a pickup truck, struck him with the vehicle and drove away, MassLive reported at the time. The Northampton High School graduate was brought to the hospital for treatment, where died the next morning.

Willow Vandoloski, Johansmeyer’s older sister, confirmed Friday that the suspect was found not guilty last month. Because the suspect was a minor, the details of the case are not public, and the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office could not share any information or confirm the verdict.

Vandoloski said the outcom

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