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NH Woman Charged After Pedestrian Hit And Run

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman is facing charges after allegedly striking a vehicle, a telephone pole and a pedestrian with her car while driving drunk.

Police say 37-year-old Melody Goodrow of East Rochester was arrested around midnight Friday after she was seen driving with a flat tire and with sparks flying out from under her vehicle.

Officials say they pulled over Goodrow after first receiving several calls from people reporting a hit-and-run driver.

Authorities say Goodrow is accused of hitting a pickup truck, a telephone pole that had to later be replaced and a 25-year-old woman who sustained minor injuries.

Goodrow was released on bail and is due in court Nov. 26 to face drunken driving and conduct after an accident charges.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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