Alleged Drunk Driver who Struck, Killed Woman Out on Bail

Cynthia Ray, 30, had just left the Massachusetts State Police barracks off of Route 125 on Sunday afternoon, when Robert Bryant hit her with his pickup truck and then attempted to flee the scene before troopers caught up with him. The Haverhill woman died from her injuries later that night from this tragic drunk driving accident in Andover. Our sympathies go to the family of Cynthia Ray for their loss.

Bryant, 50, who was allegedly driving drunk when he struck Ray this past Sunday in Andover, was released yesterday on $10,000 bail. Prosecutors in the case attempted to keep the bail at $50,000 and to have Bryant comply with wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet in the event of posting bail. A Salem Superior Court judge yesterday ordered the bail to be reduced to $10,000 and lifted the order from Lawrence District Court that would have required Bryant, of Haverhill, to wear the monitoring bracelet. This is the latest development, and Bryant is to be arraigned in court on Jan 4.

Drunk Driving Fatality Statistics
Last year, over 4,000 pedestrian fatalities occurred in the United States. In 2008, impaired or drunk drivers killed approximately 12,000 people nationwide. This means that one pedestrian was killed every 45 minutes by an impaired or drunk driver on the road.

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