Business Owner Ran Over Woman in DWI Accident

A North Hampton small business owner has been indicted by a Rockingham Superior Court grand jury on three felony counts for allegedly fracturing a woman's pelvis with his car while driving drunk in March.

Thomas Bacon, a resident of 44 Lovell Road in Stratham and owner of Bacon's Service Center in North Hampton, was indicted for second-degree assault, aggravated driving while intoxicated with serious bodily injury, and conduct after an accident, all of which are Class B felony-level offenses, according to court paperwork.

Indictment paperwork alleges Bacon "recklessly" caused "serious bodily injury" to a woman on March 12 on Post Road in North Hampton by striking the woman with his vehicle.

The impact caused "multiple pelvis fractures," and Bacon allegedly "failed to remain at the scene of the collision" and failed to report the accident to police, according to the documents.

Bacon was later allegedly found to be operating his vehicle under the influence of an intoxicating liquor, and Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams alleges in the indictment paperwork that the alcohol played a factor in the accident.

Bacon was a, and was later arraigned in .

An indictment is not an indication of guilt; rather, it means a grand jury believed there was sufficient evidence to warrant a trial.