The 2007 accident which claimed the life of Robin Young, 42, of Danville, NH when he was struck by a flying car, was a result of speeding, news reports said.
According to three witnesses who testified in Haverhill District Court yesterday, the driver, Marie Pigaga, 50, of Plaistow, was going at high speed when her black 2000 Mercedes-Benz went over a short brick retaining wall at a gas station and struck Young.
An expert from the state police accident reconstruction team calculated that Pigaga's car was going 49 mph when it hit the pedestrian.
Young was severely injured and died a few hours later at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Pigaga is being tried on a charge of motor vehicle homicide. This would be the third time she as appeared before a Massachusetts court. Her previous two misdemeanor charges ended in mistrials in April, 2009, and February, 2010.
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