Posted on 12/07/2025 12:58:59 PM PST by simpson96
Hopkinton Police announced on Saturday that it responded to a one-car motor vehicle accident in the area of 42 Spring Street (Route 138), Hope Valley. When Officers arrived on the scene, they discovered that a pedestrian walking his dogs had been struck by the vehicle.
The woman charged in the incident had previously been arrested 100 times.
Police said in a statement, “At this time, it is believed that the motor vehicle, driven by 41-year-old Shannon N. Godbout of 332 Canonchet Road, Apt. 203 was traveling eastbound on Spring Street when she left her lane and struck several objects, including two telephone poles and a pedestrian walking his dogs on the shoulder of the eastbound Lane.
The pedestrian victim has been identified as 70-year-old Roderick Macleod, who resided at 12B Pleasant Street, Richmond, Rhode Island. Macleod was transported to Rhode Island Hospital by Hope Valley Ambulance.
Macleod died from his injuries.
“At the scene of the accident, Officers discovered that Shannon N. Godbout was in possession of numerous illegal narcotics and packaging materials commonly associated with drug distribution. She was placed under arrest at the scene and subsequently transported to Westerly Hospital for medical evaluations by Ashaway Ambulance.
This accident is currently under investigation with assistance from the Rhode Island State Police Accident Reconstruction Team,” said the Police.
Shannon N. Godbout is facing preliminary charges for the following criminal offenses:
- Driving to endanger, resulting in death
- Possession of narcotics, Schedule I/II with intent to distribute, 3rd plus offense
Shannon N. Godbout will be scheduled to appear before a Justice of the Peace and presented to the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office as a criminal violator for past charges for which she is currently on suspended sentences/probation.
The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be brought against Godbout as further evidence is gathered.
Let me guess, she probably has an opinion of who to vote for. Lots of considered arguments.
Oh my goodness! This is about 2 miles away from me!
First time hearing about it!
The Canonchet apartments are a low income/disabled apartment complex.
It is because of the CondoleezzaProtege types amongst us.
Those Godbouts sure do get about.
She still looks pissed off. She was mad and mowed down objects. She didn’t count on the victim, but she was taking her anger out on the road in rage. Look at her face closely.
“arrested 100 times...motor vehicle, driven by 41-year-old Shannon N. Godbout”
The law could be such that they could confiscate her vehicle, license and electronic communication devices, bar her from using or possessing a cell phone so drug deals would be tough to make, allow probation department dogs to sniff through her apartment and confiscate her drugs from time to time.
The first thought I had was that she was probably on her phone doing drug deals and got distracted and lost control of the car to have veered off so sharply.
Easy enough. Rhode Island is a highly corrupt state run by a combination of the Democrat Party, unions, and the Mafia.
She likely has connections in one or more of that trio.
An inside family connection is the only reason i can think of for her to get away with all those arrests. It’s not as if she were poor and driving an old beat up used car.
I just saw a report from Tacoma. It was some gal that had been arrested 3 times for DUI, inthe span of 1 week. She was huffing whipping cream cans.
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