Woman Killed by Drunk Driver Identified

The identity of the woman who was struck and killed by a drunk driver outside of the Andover State Police barracks yesterday has been released by authorities in an update out this afternoon. 
   
30-year-old Cynthia Anne Ray was hit by a pickup truck driven by 50-year-old Robert Bryant as she was walking back to her car from leaving the barracks.  Both the victim and alleged drunk driver are from the Bradford section of Haverhill. Our sympathies go to the family of Cynthia Ray for their loss.

Bryant was arraigned in Lawrence District Court today on several charges that included motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence.  He entered pleas of not guilty to all of the charges, stating that he did not remember hitting the woman with his truck.

Drunk Driving 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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