Yankee fan runs down, kills Red Sox fan

[sls.stormyrider]

You thought Red Sox fans were bad -

All I can say is that it's a sick, f**n world
from the Nashua Telegraph

NASHUA – A city woman accused of ramming her car into a crowd of jeering Red Sox fans told police she only meant to scare them and assumed people would jump out of the way, a prosecutor said Monday.

Ivonne Hernandez, 43, of 28 Major Drive, will remain jailed, held without bail on a second-degree murder charge, Nashua District Court Judge Laurence Cullen ordered.

"The state believes Ms. Hernandez is a significant danger to the community," the prosecutor, Senior Assistant Attorney General Susan Morrell, said.

Hernandez is accused of killing Matthew Beaudoin, 29, of Nashua, and injuring Maria Hughes, 21, of Nashua, after a confrontation with a group of Boston Red Sox fans off West Hollis Street at about 1:30 a.m. Friday, during which Hernandez also assaulted another, unidentified woman, Morrell said.

Hernandez is a New York Yankees fan, and the argument involved the respective merits of both teams, Morrell said.

Hernandez could face up to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. She also is charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated and two counts of reckless conduct. She has not been charged with the initial assault, however, and Morrell didn't identify the alleged victim.

Hernandez had been drinking at a local bar but got into an argument with some people after she'd left, in the parking lot behind Maynard & Lesieur tires, Morrell said. She assaulted a woman before going to her car and driving away through the dirt parking lot, Morrell said.

Some of the Red Sox fans were yelling at Hernandez, and some chased after her as she drove away, Morrell said.

Hernandez then turned her Dodge Intrepid around on Beech Street, and drove back through the parking lot toward a group of people at the Elm Street end of the lot.

"She never braked, and she accelerated at a high speed for about 200 feet. She went directly at this group of people," Morrell said.

In addition to witness statements, police documented and studied the tire tracks Hernandez's car left across the lot, she said.

"There were no swerve marks. There were no brake marks," Morrell said.

Hernandez hit Hughes and then Beaudoin, who was thrown onto her hood and hit her windshield, Morrell said. Beaudoin was then thrown off onto Elm Street when Hernandez crashed into a parking meter, where her car stopped, Morrell said.

Beaudoin, a 1997 Nashua High School graduate who worked as a poker dealer, suffered "massive head trauma" and died of the injuries later that day, Morrell said.

Morrell said she had no information on the extent of Hughes' injuries or her current condition.

Hernandez was arrested at the scene. She told police she'd had four beers but refused to perform field sobriety tests, Morrell said. State law allows police to take a blood sample of any driver involved in a severe crash, but Morrell declined to comment on whether Hernandez's blood-alcohol level was measured.

Hernandez made some statements at the scene, and also agreed to speak with police later at the station, Morrell said. She told police she'd argued with a group of people, and was upset and angry when they chased her from the area.

"She indicated to police that she wanted to scare the group of people," Morrell said. "She thought they would get out of the way."

Though the penalty is the same, Hernandez is charged with "recklessly" rather than "knowingly" causing Beaudoin's death.

"The charges as they stand right now, we believe are appropriate based on the evidence we have right now," Morrell said.

One of Hernandez's lawyers, public defender James Quay, did not contest her lack of bail but asked to access reports police filed for search and arrest warrants in the case. Cullen told Quay to put his request in writing; Cullen has sealed all such documents at Morrell's request, as police are still investigating the case.

Quay argued he needs the reports to effectively represent Hernandez at her probable cause hearing, scheduled for May 14.

Hernandez has two prior misdemeanor convictions, for hindering apprehension and receiving stolen property, Morrell said. The stolen property charge was originally a felony, but was reduced by plea bargain. Hernandez admitted to possessing stolen jewelry and was sentenced in 2005 to a year in jail, which was to remain suspended until December of this year so long as she stayed out of trouble, superior court records show.

Several of Hernandez's family members attended the arraignment and later declined to speak with a scrum of television reporters who chased them from the courthouse. Hernandez has two teenage children, court records show.

At least one relative of Beaudoin's also was present and also left without comment to the media.

[birdman]

Saw this in the Globe today
:? :? :?

You thought Red Sox fans were bad -

All I can say is that it's a sick, f**n world
from the Nashua Telegraph

QFT

[G. Augusto]

That's a good way to word it...
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