Woman With Sob Story About Dead Dad Charged After Speeding

On Friday, Aug. 2, at approximately 9 p.m., Trooper C. Cummings initiated a motor vehicle stop of Carley Williams, 28, of Nashua on the F.E. Everett Turnpike northbound in Merrimack for speeding (82 mph in a posted 65 mph speed zone). Williams advised Trooper Cummings that she was speeding due to an emergency. Williams stated that her father was dying and she was trying to make it to the Catholic Medical Center in Manchester before he passed. Based on the information Williams had provided and the emotions she had displayed, Trooper Cummings allowed her to continue her travel without delay.

After the completion of the stop, Catholic Medical Center was contacted and they advised that they had no patient listed under the name Williams provided. Furthermore, Trooper Cummings determined that Williams’ father had been deceased since 2008 and that at the time of the initial motor vehicle stop, Williams was driving with suspended registration plates. 

On Sunday, Aug. 4, at approximately 3:30 pm Trooper Cummings met Williams at her residence in Nashua and subsequently placed her under arrest for driving after suspension of registration contrary to RSA 261:178 and speed contrary to RSA 265:60. When confronted with her fathers’ obituary, Williams continued to be deceptive, however she later fully admitted that the obituary was for her father. 

Williams was subsequently transported to the Nashua Police Department where she was processed then bailed on personal recognizance bail. Williams will answer the charges in Merrimack Circuit Court on September 5th, 2013.

While the NH State Police is sympathetic to personal emergencies our primary objective is to protect life and property through the traditions of fairness, professionalism and integrity.  Within reason, individuals will be allowed to continue during emergency situations when we can ensure the safety of the individuals involved and the general public.  Circumstances such as this one, however, will result in the appropriate action taking place.