From the City & Region staff at The Boston Globe
Beverly officer found guilty of motor vehicle homicide
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March 20, 2008 12:10 PM
By Globe Staff
A Beverly police officer was convicted of motor vehicle homicide charges today in the death of a 61-year-old woman he hit in a collision last year near her home.
An Essex County jury deliberated for five hours after hearing testimony over three days before convicting Officer Stuart Merry, 51, of operating negligently when his cruiser slammed into a car occupied by Bonnie Burns on Jan. 20, 2007.
Officials said the force of the impact pushed her car up and onto the sidewalk on Cabot Street outside her home, killing her and knocking Merry unconscious.
Merry will be sentenced next month.
