A beloved Rhode Island musician was struck and killed as he was out walking his dog by a car driven by a career criminal with more than 100 arrests.

The deadly wreck occurred in Hopkinton around 7:20 a.m. Saturday, when Shannon Godbout veered out of her lane, struck multiple objects, including two telephone poles, before hitting 70-year-old Roderick MacLeod as he was walking his pup on the shoulder of the road, the Hopkinton Police Department said.

MacLeod — a Grammy-nominated bassist and member of the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame — was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital by ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.

MacLeod’s dog survived the crash and ran home, police said.

Godbout, 41, was found at the scene with numerous illegal narcotics and packaging materials commonly associated

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