GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — A West Stockbridge woman has been charged in the hit-and-run that killed Franklin Ripley on Saturday. 

 

Samantha C. Paige, 36, was arrested Tuesday morning and arraigned in Southern Berkshire District Court.

 

Defendant was charged with leaving scene of personal injury, resulting in death. Judge John P. McKenna set bail at $7,500. However, Paige is being held without the right to bail for a probation warrant issued by Central Berkshire District Court on an unrelated case.

 

Ripley, 72, of Stockbridge was apparently riding his electric scooter along Route 102 on Saturday morning when he was struck. He was found lying by the side of the road shortly before 7 a.m. and pronounced dead at the scene. 

 

The case is under investigation by the Stockbridge Police Department with assistance from the State Police and Berkshire District Attorney's Office. Additional charges may follow.