Woman Struck, Killed by Drunk Driver

Yesterday afternoon, a 31-year-old woman from Bradford was struck by another Bradford resident, 50-year-old Robert Bryant, outside of the Massachusetts State Police barracks in Andover.  The woman, whose name has not been made public, succumbed to her injuries last night at a Boston hospital. 

Bryant had been held overnight on $50,000 cash bail and is being arraigned in court today on motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence charges.

According to news reports, Bryant was allegedly driving drunk when he hit the woman with his truck in the parking lot as she was walking back to her car at the State Police barracks off of Route 125.  Bryant also hit the woman’s Toyota Highlander, with the woman’s mother inside the car in the passenger seat.  He then tried to drive away after hitting both the woman and her car.  State police caught up with Bryant just before the highway.  Bryant’s pickup truck had lost the right front tire from the impact of the accident, according to state police. 

It was reported that the woman went to the Andover barracks around 3:00pm to pick up accident report paperwork on behalf of her husband, who had been in a car accident earlier in the day on Sunday. 

After Bryant had hit the woman and her car, the woman’s mother ran to get help inside the barracks.  State police discovered the woman to be unconscious on the grass outside of the barracks and immediately administered first aid.  The woman was taken to an area hospital before being transported to a Boston hospital, where she later died.

This tragic accident remains under investigation by state police, with the Essex County District Attorney’s office also assisting in the investigation.

Motor Vehicle Fatality Statistics
Last year, there were more than 4,000 pedestrians hit and killed by cars in the United States.  In 2008, impaired or drunk drivers killed approximately 12,000 people nationwide.  This statistic translates to one person being killed every 45 minutes by an impaired or drunk driver on the road.

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