FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — A 17-year-old driver was arraigned in Framingham Juvenile Court on Thursday, charged in the hit-and-run crash that severely injured a Natick couple.
On Aug. 18, Kimberly Gunner and her husband, Andy Colbert were struck by a Chevrolet pickup truck as they walked along a sidewalk on Washington Avenue.
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The pickup truck fled the scene and was later found at a home in nearby Holliston.
The alleged driver emerged from his arraignment, with a jacket over his head, and stepped into a waiting Jeep without commenting to the media.
The Middlesex County District Attorney alleges the driver was high on marijuana at the time of the crash.
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The teenager is charged with leaving the scene of personal injury, leaving the scene of property damage, two counts of driving under the influence of drugs causing serious bodily injury, driving a motor vehicle with a suspended license and failure to stop.
Andy Colbert is out of the hospital and recovering from his injuries.
But his wife, Kimberly Gunner is still hospitalized.
Gunner’s cousin, Tony Catlin, said Kimberly is out of the ICU and is breathing on her own.
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He added doctors are working hard to save her leg.
“She said, ‘I don’t care what I look like. I just want to walk again,’" Catlin said to reporters.
A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the couple with their medical costs.
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