TAUNTON, Mass. (WPRI) — A Taunton man accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a Fall River woman was arraigned Wednesday on several charges.

Ricky Jorge Ponte, 29, was arrested after police say he walked away from the scene of the Route 44 crash that left 67-year-old Peggy McGowan trapped inside her SUV.

McGowan, a school crossing guard in Fall River, died at the hospital late last month.

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