New Hampshire man arrested in connection with hit-and-run of disabled veteran’s service dog
A New Hampshire man was arrested Monday for charges related to a hit-and-run that killed a disabled veteran’s service dog in Maine on Saturday.
Jesse Gosselin, 23, of Dover, confessed to have been driving the vehicle and feeling the accident, police said in a Facebook post. He was charged with leaving the scene of a property damage accident and operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license.
Gosselin allegedly hit the 7-year-old German shepherd named Sophia as the dog’s owner was collecting his mail in Berwick Saturday afternoon. The dog’s owner, Brian Drake, was not injured.
Police said they received numerous calls inquiring about the status of the investigation. From these calls, police were led to a residence where they found a car matching the description of that involved in the accident.
Drake, 45, a 22-year military veteran who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, got Sophia to help him cope with a post-traumatic stress disorder, and aid with symptoms from an injured back and traumatic brain injury, according to the Portland Press Herald.
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