HAMPTON, N.H. (WHDH) - A Hampton, New Hampshire man accused of hitting a pedestrian Sunday night was impaired at the time of the crash, police say.
A Hampton, New Hampshire police officer who came across an injured person on the ground in the area of Ocean Boulevard and 6th Street about 9 p.m. determined the person had been hit by a motorist while crossing Ocean Boulevard in a crosswalk, according to a release issued Monday morning.
The driver of the vehicle that hit the pedestrian, later identified as Sean Conyngham, remained on scene and was arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and failure to yield for a pedestrian, police said.
The pedestrian was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with what were considered non-life-threatening injuries.
Conynham was released on $1,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in 10th Circuit District Court in Seabrook on Sept. 11.
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