Haverhill Woman Killed by Drunk Driver in Andover
Robert V. Bryant was arraigned today in Lawrence District Court following a fatal drunk driving accident in Andover, Massachusetts on Sunday.
Bryant, 50, of Bradford, MA allegedly struck an unidentified 30-year-old Haverhill woman, with his truck in the Massachusetts State Police barracks parking lot in Andover. The woman suffered fatal injury and died at a Boston hospital on Sunday night.
Bryant was held on $50,000 cash bail and was arraigned in court on charges of motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence of alcohol, to which he pleaded not guilty.
According to Boston Globe news reports, Bryant told state police he did not remember driving into the woman who was walking back to her car. He then struck her parked car, a Toyota Highlander. The victim’s mother was sitting in the passenger seat of the car, and she ran inside the barracks to get help.
Bryant attempted to drive away from the accident scene, but was captured by police just short of the highway.
The woman was found unconscious and was rushed to a local hospital and then to Boston, where she later died as a result of her injuries.
The accident is currently under investigation by state police.
Motor Vehicle Fatality Statistics
More than 4,000 pedestrians were struck and killed by motor vehicles in the United States in 2009. About 12,000 people were killed in 2008 by drivers who operated under the influence.
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