Overview
- Hopkinton police say a car veered off Spring Street around 7:21 a.m. on Dec. 6, striking Roderick “Rory” MacLeod as he walked his dogs; he later died at a hospital.
- The driver was identified as Shannon N. Godbout, 41, whom police describe as having more than 100 prior arrests and about 40 traffic citations.
- Officers reported finding illegal narcotics and packaging materials linked to distribution in the vehicle.
- Godbout faces preliminary charges of driving so as to endanger resulting in death and possession of narcotics with intent to distribute, with additional counts under review.
- Rhode Island State Police’s Accident Reconstruction Team is leading the technical investigation as tributes from Roomful of Blues and the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame honor MacLeod’s decades of work in roots and blues.