The Lowell Sun reports
that a Lowell woman was found guilty of motor vehicle homicide earlier this
week following a 2-day trial in Ayer District Court for her role in a deadly car accident on Route 3 in Chelmsford in December of 2009.
What Happened
The woman had suffered a seizure while driving, causing her
to lose control of the vehicle and drive into a road crew working on the
highway. The Sun reports that the woman has had a seizure disorder for many
years and took medication to help control the frequency of the seizures.
The fatal crash claimed the life of a Seabrook, NH man, who
was part of the road crew. The woman
also struck another man, from Lynnfield, whose leg was severed above his knee.
The evening before the fatal crash, the woman experienced a
seizure and, because of this, prosecutors in the case allege that she should
not have been driving the morning after.
Despite this, she attempted to drive to work that morning in Nashua, NH
when she experienced another seizure on Route 3, crashed through traffic cones
before hitting the two men, and pinned them against a construction truck.
The woman was sentenced to spend 3 months in jail, 2 years
probation following the jail term, and she will lose her driver’s license for
15 years.
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