Court Hearing Continued Again for Fatal Hit and Run Driver

A Mont Vernon man charged with killing a retired Amherst fire chief when he struck the victim with his car on Dec. 23 ha his probable cause hearing continued a second time on Thursday.

According to 9th Circuit Court in Milford officials, the hearing for Travis Hobbs, 20, of Mont Vernon that was rescheduled for this morning will not take place on Feb 13 at 9:30 a.m. The hearing was first continued from Jan. 6 after Hobbs' defense lawyer, Attorney Eric Wilson, filed a motion to postpone on Jan 3., according to Nashua District Court officials. Wilson filed another motion to continue on Wednesday.

Hobbs turned himself in to Amherst Police on Dec. 24 one day after police say he struck John Bachman, 71, of Amherst with his car.

According to police, Hobbs said he thought he hit a snow bank and didn't realize he had struck Bachman with his car. Bachman had gone out to his mailbox to check his mail when the accident happened, according to police.

Hobbs is charged with negligent homicide. If a district court judge finds probable cause to support the charge, Hobbs' case will move on to a Hillsborough County Superior Court Grand Jury for a possible indictment.