Overview
- Police say an eastbound SUV left its lane on Spring Street around 7:21 a.m., struck two telephone poles and other objects, then hit 70-year-old Roderick “Rory” MacLeod, who later died at Rhode Island Hospital.
- The driver, 41-year-old Shannon N. Godbout, was arrested at the scene, where officers reported finding numerous illegal narcotics and packaging materials associated with distribution.
- Godbout faces preliminary charges of driving to endanger resulting in death and possession of Schedule I/II narcotics with intent to distribute, third-plus offense.
- Court records indicate she is being held without bail and is scheduled for arraignment in Washington County District Court, with presentation to the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office as a criminal violator.
- Hopkinton police cite more than 100 prior arrests, 82 warrants and about 40 traffic citations for Godbout, as the state police accident reconstruction team assists the ongoing probe.