Police Identify Woman Killed by Drunk Driver
Cynthia Anne Ray has been identified as the 30-year-old woman that was struck by a car operated by Robert V. Bryant in front of the State Police barracks in Andover, Massachusetts on Sunday.
Ray had stopped at the barracks to pick up a police report about a minor crash involving a relative, and was struck by Bryant’s truck as she was walking to her parked vehicle. Bryant, who was accused of drunken driving, then struck Ray’s vehicle with her mother on the passenger seat.
He then attempted to flee the scene, but Ray’s mother ran in to get help at the barracks, and Bryant was soon stopped by police. Ray was found unconscious following the accident. She was rushed to a local hospital, then to Boston, where she died from her injuries Sunday night.
Bryant was arraigned at court yesterday on multiple charges including motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence. Bryant failed three field sobriety tests, news reports said. He admitted to having had a few beers at a friend’s house prior to the accident.
Bryant, 50, a local business executive from Haverhill and a father of four, reportedly told State Police he did not remember hitting Ray. According to the prosecutor, Bryant allegedly told a trooper “Did I hit somebody? A pedestrian? I don’t remember.’’
He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Bail was set at $50,000 cash.
Motor Vehicle Fatality Statistics
Cynthia Ray is one of the thousands pedestrians struck and killed by motor vehicles in the United States. Last year alone, 4,000 people were killed in pedestrian accidents.
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