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PLYMOUTH – A Duxbury woman has been sent to state prison after she was convicted of charges that she left the scene of a crash where a woman was killed, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz has announced.
Yesterday, a Plymouth County jury found Kristina Blackmore, 43, of Duxbury, guilty of one count each of Leaving the Scene of Injury Causing Death and Motor Vehicle Homicide by Negligent Operation.
Today, at sentencing, Judge Diane Freniere sentenced Blackmore to serve six to eight years in state prison, to be followed by three years probation from and after. The court additionally imposed the conditions upon release that Blackmore not hold a drivers license, do 150 hours of community service, have restricted travel, and pay a fine of $4,000.
“Our thoughts today are with family members of the victim in this case, 46 year-old Andrea Gordon,” DA Cruz said. “Andrea Gordon was simply out jogging that day when she was struck and killed by Kristina Blackmore, who fled the scene and left Ms. Gordon to die. I hope that in state prison, Ms. Blackmore will use her time to reflect on all of her actions on that fateful day and how things could have turned out very differently for all involved.”
On June 9, 2019, at approximately 6:37 pm, the Duxbury Police Department received multiple 911 calls for a pedestrian struck in the area of 641 Washington Street in Duxbury. Police, fire and emergency personnel responded and located a female victim unresponsive on the ground. Medical personnel performed life-saving measures, and the victim was transported to South Shore Hospital for treatment before succumbing to her injuries two days later. She was identified as 46 year-old Andrea Gordon of Duxbury.
After an investigation that involved testimony from witnesses and evidence collected at the scene, police found that the vehicle that struck Gordon was a Dodge Ram pickup truck. Investigators located the Dodge Ram pickup with damage at a home in Duxbury and Massachusetts State Police sought and obtained an arrest warrant for Blackmore.
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Sprague prosecuted the case, which was investigated by Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, Duxbury Police, and Massachusetts State Police Collision, Analysis and Reconstruction Section.