BEDFORD — Chief Daniel Douidi reports that the Bedford Police Department arrested and charged a Merrimack woman in connection with a crash that killed a dog.
BETHANY BELMONTE, AGE 39, OF MERRIMACK, was arrested and charged with:
- Vehicular Assault
- Negligent Driving
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Bedford Police Department was dispatched to Route 101 in the area of the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire for a report of a pedestrian who was struck by a motor vehicle.
Police arrived to find a woman lying in the breakdown lane of the highway with an injured dog lying next to her. Both the woman and the dog had been struck by a vehicle.
The woman, a 37-year-old New Boston woman, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, while the dog died while being transported to a local veterinary center.
A subsequent investigation determined that BELMONTE fell asleep while driving, and drifted off the side of Route 101, where she struck the woman and dog.
Bedford Police obtained an arrest warrant for BELMONTE on Tuesday, Sept. 24, and BELMONTE turned herself in to Bedford Police, where she was booked and released on personal recognizance bail.
BELMONTE is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 29 in Merrimack District Court.
These are allegations. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.
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