CONWAY — The driver charged with hitting and killing a pedestrian on East Main Street in January pleaded not guilty in Carroll County Superior Court to several charges Thursday, and a judge allowed him to remain free on bail.
Malachi Bell, 22, of Fryeburg, Maine, told police he fell asleep and thought he just had hit a guardrail. Prosecutors say he should have stopped.
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