Crime & Safety
Fatal Hit and Run Driver to Return to Court
Travis Hobbs, 20, of Mont Vernon is charged with negligent homicide after his car struck and killed John Bachman, 71, of Amherst on Dec. 23.
A Mont Vernon man charged with killing a retired Amherst fire chief when he struck the victim with his car on Dec. 23 is scheduled to return to court on Monday morning.
Travis Hobbs, 20, of Mont Vernon is scheduled to return to Nashua District Court for a probable cause hearing at 9:30 p.m. 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 on Monday morning to support the charge, Hobbs' case will move on to a Hillsborough County Superior Court Grand Jury for a possible indictment.
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