Driver who hit man at Northampton bus stop gets 2 years
Published: 3/1/2021 5:17:22 PM
NORTHAMPTON A 26-year-old Northampton man was sentenced to two years in jail on Monday for driving a stolen car into a downtown bus stop and severely injuring a man who had been sleeping there before taking off and leading police on a high-speed chase last June.
In a virtual hearing, Christopher Durham pleaded guilty in Northampton District Court to leaving the scene of personal injury, leaving the scene of property damage, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, and driving with a suspended license. The prosecution and the defense agreed to the jail sentence, and Durham participated from the county jail in Ludlow where he has been held since his arraignment in October. The hearing was presided over by Judge Laurie MacLeod.