Pedestrian seriously injured by driver, who is now charged with DWI, on Bridge Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
NH woman charged with driving while intoxicated in crash that left pedestrian seriously injured
Officers responding to a reported crash involving a pedestrian in the area of Bridge Street in Portsmouth around 9:30 p.m. found the victim suffering from serious but non-life-threatening injuries to their lower extremities, police said.
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