Haley 24, of Amherst, was driving his motorcycle on Route 116 in Hadley when Benton, 23, allegedly struck him with her Volvo.
NORTHAMPTON – A Hampshire County grand jury has indicted a Sunderland woman on charges of vehicular homicide, manslaughter and other felony charges in connection with an April 14 crash in Hadley that killed Daniel Haley, a Pittsfield man poised to graduate this month from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Haley, 24, who lived in Amherst, was riding his motorcycle on Route 116 at about 2:20 a.m. when Brittini Benton, 23, struck him with her Volvo as she was driving south in the northbound lane, according to prosecutors.
Benton was indicted on the following charges: motor vehicle homicide; manslaughter by motor vehicle; involuntary manslaughter; operating under the influence with negligence causing serious bodily injury; aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; operating under the influence-second offense, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
Hampshire Grand Jury Indictment of Brittini Benton for vehicular homicide
