Dunbarton police have arrested the 21-year-old woman involved in a car crash last weekend that sent a pregnant woman to the hospital.
Amber Fitts of Ashland was charged with vehicular assault and running a stop sign after turning herself in to Dunbarton police Wednesday.
Police say Fitts drove her Honda Civic past a stop sign at the intersection of Gorham Pond Road and South Stark Highway about 12:50 p.m. on Saturday and hit a Cadillac Escalade, sending the SUV into a rollover before it crashed into a rock and landed upright.
Brad Fournier, 33, of Dunbarton was driving the Cadillac with his pregnant wife, Kaitlin, and their 5-year-old daughter riding as a passengers. Kaitlin Fournier was transported to Concord Hospital with life-threatening injuries and underwent an emergency cesarean section to deliver her child. The mother and baby girl are reportedly okay.
Kaitlin, who was 37 weeks pregnant, suffered a severe injury to her calf muscle and lost a significant amount of blood. Police say a witness helped her by applying a belt as a tourniquet to stem the blood flow while waiting for first responders. Shortly after giving birth to her new baby girl, Kaitlin underwent surgery on her leg.
Fitts and Brad Fournier suffered minor injuries. The Fourniers’ older daughter was not injured.
Police obtained an arrest warrant for Fitts on Tuesday after conducting an investigation. She was released on personal $5,000 personal recognizance and will appear in Concord’s district court Sept. 26. If convicted, Fitts faces up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
(Nick Stoico can be reached at 369-3309, nstoico@cmonitor.com and on Twitter @NickStoico.)