Driver facing charges in Boston hit-and-run that killed MFA art collector

Boston man pleads not guilty to murder in art collector’s hit-and-run death

An attorney for William Haney said his client had struggled to treat his mental illness in the months leading up to the alleged hit-and-run.

Mental health evaluation ordered for driver accused of killing prominent Boston arts collector

The man accused by police of intentionally and fatally striking a Boston man walking his dog on Saturday morning was ordered to undergo a mental evaluation for his competency to stand trial.

Boston man accused of intentionally hitting, killing man with his car appears in court - Boston News, Weather, Sports

A Boston man accused of hitting and killing a man intentionally with his car appeared in court to face murder charges. Police say William Hanley, 42, jumped the curb near Hereford Street and intentionally hit John Axelrod, 79, of Boston. Axelrod was walking his dog at the time and his dog was also killed in the crash. Brookline police say they found the car Hanley was driving abandoned. Axelrod was an honorary advisor at the Museum of Fine Arts …

Boston man pleads not guilty in hit-and-run death of prominent art collector - The Boston Globe

William R. Haney Jr. pleaded not guilty in court Monday to murder and animal cruelty charges. He was ordered held without bail.

‘Legacy will live on’: Man killed in hit-and-run crash was advisor at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts

The man who was killed Saturday morning by a hit-and-run driver while walking his dog in Boston’s Back Bay is being remembered as a beloved advisor at the Museum of Fine Arts.

Driver facing charges in Boston hit-and-run that killed MFA art collector

The victim was an Honorary Advisor and longtime donor to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, dating back to the 1980s, the museum confirmed.