New Hampshire

Driver arrested after deadly hit-and-run in Plaistow, NH

Police say 64-year-old Lory Beck was riding a motorcycle in Plaistow, New Hampshire, when she was fatally hit by a pickup truck driven by 78-year-old Barry Burrows

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A New Hampshire woman was killed Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash in Plaistow, and a driver was later arrested.

Police responded shortly after 3:30 p.m. to the intersection of Main Street and Westville Road, where a pickup truck hit a motorcycle and fled the scene.

The motorcyclist, identified as 64-year-old Lory Beck of Epping, was taken to Lawrence General Hospital in Massachusetts, where she was pronounced dead.

The truck's driver was identified as 78-year-old Barry Burrows of Kingston. He was arrested on a felony charge of conduct after an accident resulting in death, police said.

Police are continuing to investigate and ask anyone with information to call 603-382-1200.

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