A New Hampshire woman has died after she was struck by a car while walking along Route 10 with friends.
According to Newport Police Chief James Burroughs, a Chevrolet Blazer was traveling the same direction as the three women when the driver drifted across the fog line and onto the shoulder striking the woman closest to traffic. Burroughs said that the shoulder was wide enough for three people to walk along it safely.
When emergency crews arrived on the scene Stephanie Burch, 30, who has an 8 year-old daughter, was already dead.
The driver of the Chevrolet, Kanesha Capbell, a 17 year-old Newport High School student, stopped immediately and called 911. Police said that no drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident and spent hours recreating the accident to determine the cause.
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