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Alfredo “Fredy” Alves

Age : 23

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 02/16/2026

Location : Battles Street and Cross Street

City : Brockton

County : Plymouth

State : Massachusetts

Agency : Hanover Police Department (off-duty officer involved); Brockton Police Department

Officer(s) :Thomas Hayes

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Pedestrian killed by off-duty officer hit-and-run crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 02/16/2026, off-duty Hanover Police Officer Thomas Hayes drove a Ford Explorer after a full day of drinking that began at a Daytona 500 party and continued at the Boardroom Cabaret strip club in Brockton, where he and two companions stayed for hours before leaving late at night. Hayes then drove the group home from the strip club and, within minutes of leaving the club parking lot, the vehicle jolted and struck Alfredo Alves, a 23-year-old pedestrian, causing catastrophic head injuries. Instead of stopping, Hayes continued driving despite passenger warnings to pull over and assess what had been hit, later telling companions he believed he struck a snowbank and would deal with the damage later.
Police later found Alves unresponsive in a snowbank near Battles and Cross Streets with severe injuries including a skull fracture. Investigators traced debris and vehicle damage back to Hayes’ SUV, which had a shattered windshield and front-end damage parked at his home. Surveillance footage and witness statements placed Hayes behind the wheel shortly before the fatal collision, and police arrested him hours later after detecting a strong odor of alcohol. He was charged with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of personal injury or death and placed on administrative leave.
The emerging controversy centers on accountability, impairment, and narrative framing. Family members and community observers are challenging the implicit claim that the collision may have been mistaken for striking a snowbank, arguing that the level of vehicle damage and passenger concerns indicate the driver had reason to suspect a human impact and still chose not to stop. Alves’ father publicly stated that the driver should have stopped and could have saved his son, emphasizing that immediate aid was never rendered after the collision.
Additional scrutiny focuses on the sequence of drinking and decision-making. Court records and witness statements confirm Hayes consumed alcohol throughout the day and evening, including at the strip club, before taking the wheel and driving aggressively on departure, which has intensified public criticism about judgment, recklessness, and the conduct expected of a sworn officer even while off duty.
Human context has further amplified public reaction. Alves was a young father to a one-year-old child and was described by family and fundraising organizers as hardworking and devoted to his family, which has sharpened community outrage over the allegation that he was left injured in the snow after the impact rather than receiving immediate aid.
The core dispute now forming is not over whether a collision occurred, but over responsibility and post-impact conduct. Critics are focusing on the alleged failure to stop, the decision to continue driving after a significant impact leaving a strip club, and the broader optics of an off-duty police officer drinking, driving, striking a pedestrian, and leaving the roadway without checking on the victim, while the legal defense narrative maintains that Hayes believed he hit a snowbank and did not realize a person had been struck.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/local/2026/02/19/brockton-crash-hanover-police-officer-thomas-hayes-arrested-killed-alfredo-alves/88764594007/
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hanover-massachusetts-police-officer-thomas-hayes-arrested/
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/hanover-officer-arrest-brockton-crash/3900484/
https://www.boston.com/news/crime/2026/02/17/hanover-police-officer-charged-with-motor-vehicle-homicide-in-fatal-brockton-hit-and-run/
https://fallriverreporter.com/23-year-old-from-brockton-killed-in-alleged-hit-and-run-by-off-duty-officer-leaves-behind-1-year-old-remembered-for-kindness-work-ethic-smile/