A Grammy-nominated musician was struck and killed over the weekend by a New England woman with more than 100 prior arrests and dozens of traffic violations, authorities said.
Roderick “Rory” MacLeod, a member of the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame and former bassist in the acclaimed band Roomful of Blues, was walking his dogs in the area of 42 Spring Street in Hopkinton, Rhode Island’s Hope Valley village on Saturday morning, when he was struck by the driver of a Jeep SUV, who also barreled into two telephone poles, the Hopkinton Police Department announced in a news release.
MacLeod, 70, of the nearby town of Richmond, was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to police.
“It is with great sadness that the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame notes the passing of 2012 inductee Rory MacLeod,” the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame wrote in a Facebook post. “MacLeod had become a guiding light in the roots music community as a performer and educator.”…