Woman Charged With Hitting Danvers Crossing Guard Pleads Not Guilty In Court
DANVERS (CBS) -- A woman was arraigned Thursday on charges related to hitting and injuring a Danvers school crossing guard.
Penny King, of Beverly, faces charges of negligent driving to endanger and failing to stop for a person in a crosswalk. She was arraigned in Salem District Court, the Salem News reported.
King was cited with negligent operation of a motor vehicle less than a week after the crash. She was driving west on Poplar Street around 7 a.m. when she hit the guard, identified as Susan Turner. King stopped after the crash.
Turner, who was wearing a reflective vest when she was hit, was taken to Beverly Hospital with serious injuries.
King pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors did not request bail.
