NASHUA, N.H. (WBZ); A New York Yankees fan is charged with murder - accused of running over a couple of Red Sox fans outside a New Hampshire bar, after arguing over the baseball rivalry.
Ivonne Hernandez, 43, of Nashua, was arraigned Monday on charges of reckless second-degree murder, aggravated driving while intoxicated and two counts of reckless conduct.
Prosecutors say she was drunk when she drove her car though the Nashua City Hall parking lot and ran down two people early Friday morning, moments after exchanging words with them about the Yankees and Red Sox.
Matthew Beaudoin, 29, of Nashua, died Saturday from massive head trauma. The second victim, Maria Hughes, 21, is recovering from minor injuries.
Tanya Moran, a bartender at Slade's Food & Spirits, told The Telegraph of Nashua it began with an argument at the bar that intensified when Hernandez announced she was a Yankees fan.
Moran said the argument spilled outside, and at least one person in a group that included Beaudoin began chanting "Yankees suck!" when they saw a Yankee sticker on the rear window of Hernandez's car.
Prosecutors say Hernandez told police she had four beers shortly before getting into the argument and that the confrontation upset her so much she drove her car toward the crowd hoping to scare them. She allegedly told officers she thought they would be smart enough to get out of the way.
Prosecutors described the incident. "Mr. Beaudoin was struck by Ms. Hernandez's vehicle, he went onto the windshield and when the car hit the parking meter, he was ejected into the middle of Elm Street."
Investigators say tire marks at the scene indicate Hernandez never attempted to stop her car.
"She gunned it for him," Beaudoin's sister Faith told WBZ Sunday. "For all of us, it has been really a nightmare."
Hernandez was arrested at the scene. Friends of Beaudoin said the victims didn't know her.
"Cold hearted. How could she even think to want to harm anybody? I mean, where was her mind set in this?" said Faith Beaudoin.
"I'm so angry with her. I don't know why she would want to do that to him. He was a great guy. He had the biggest heart there is."
Hernandez was ordered held without bail Monday in Nashua District Court. Her defense attorney, Jim Quay, said he is not making any judgments until he sees the evidence. "I want to hear from witnesses, police and most importantly, I want to hear what my client has to say… I never make judgments."
Prosecutors said Hernandez has a past conviction of receiving stolen property in 2005. She was given a suspended sentence.
Moran said Beaudoin came to the bar regularly to socialize, sing karaoke and have fun.
"He came to hang out. He didn't really drink much," she told the paper.
Faith said she hopes the image of her brother tortures Hernandez. "She's going to spend life in jail… She's going to have to live with the fact that she took a wonderful person away from us and I hope she suffers. I really do."
Beaudoin was a 1997 graduate of Nashua High School who worked dealing poker at Sharky's in Manchester and Nashua. His sister said his organs, including his heart, liver and kidneys, were donated in hopes of saving other people's lives.
Ivonne Hernandez, 43, of Nashua, was arraigned Monday on charges of reckless second-degree murder, aggravated driving while intoxicated and two counts of reckless conduct.
Prosecutors say she was drunk when she drove her car though the Nashua City Hall parking lot and ran down two people early Friday morning, moments after exchanging words with them about the Yankees and Red Sox.
Matthew Beaudoin, 29, of Nashua, died Saturday from massive head trauma. The second victim, Maria Hughes, 21, is recovering from minor injuries.
Tanya Moran, a bartender at Slade's Food & Spirits, told The Telegraph of Nashua it began with an argument at the bar that intensified when Hernandez announced she was a Yankees fan.
Moran said the argument spilled outside, and at least one person in a group that included Beaudoin began chanting "Yankees suck!" when they saw a Yankee sticker on the rear window of Hernandez's car.
Prosecutors say Hernandez told police she had four beers shortly before getting into the argument and that the confrontation upset her so much she drove her car toward the crowd hoping to scare them. She allegedly told officers she thought they would be smart enough to get out of the way.
Prosecutors described the incident. "Mr. Beaudoin was struck by Ms. Hernandez's vehicle, he went onto the windshield and when the car hit the parking meter, he was ejected into the middle of Elm Street."
Investigators say tire marks at the scene indicate Hernandez never attempted to stop her car.
"She gunned it for him," Beaudoin's sister Faith told WBZ Sunday. "For all of us, it has been really a nightmare."
Hernandez was arrested at the scene. Friends of Beaudoin said the victims didn't know her.
"Cold hearted. How could she even think to want to harm anybody? I mean, where was her mind set in this?" said Faith Beaudoin.
"I'm so angry with her. I don't know why she would want to do that to him. He was a great guy. He had the biggest heart there is."
Hernandez was ordered held without bail Monday in Nashua District Court. Her defense attorney, Jim Quay, said he is not making any judgments until he sees the evidence. "I want to hear from witnesses, police and most importantly, I want to hear what my client has to say… I never make judgments."
Prosecutors said Hernandez has a past conviction of receiving stolen property in 2005. She was given a suspended sentence.
Moran said Beaudoin came to the bar regularly to socialize, sing karaoke and have fun.
"He came to hang out. He didn't really drink much," she told the paper.
Faith said she hopes the image of her brother tortures Hernandez. "She's going to spend life in jail… She's going to have to live with the fact that she took a wonderful person away from us and I hope she suffers. I really do."
Beaudoin was a 1997 graduate of Nashua High School who worked dealing poker at Sharky's in Manchester and Nashua. His sister said his organs, including his heart, liver and kidneys, were donated in hopes of saving other people's lives.
