New Hampshire Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Christopher J. Wagner, and Seabrook Police Department Acting Chief Brett J. Walker announce that an arrest has been made in connection with the on-going death investigation in Seabrook, New Hampshire.

At approximately 6:20 p.m., on Wednesday, August 29, 2018, the Seabrook Police Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving pedestrians on Pine Street in Seabrook. The investigation has revealed that Catrina Costello, age 38, struck two pedestrians, Erin and Stephen VanDalinda, with her motor vehicle. The collisions resulted in the death of Mr. VanDalinda, age 64. Mrs. VanDalinda, age 61, suffered numerous serious injuries and remains hospitalized. An autopsy will be conducted today to determine the exact cause and manner of Mr. VanDalinda's death.

Ms. Costello, has been arrested on several felony and misdemeanor charges. Those charges consist of:

• Two felony counts of second degree assault (RSA 631:2,I(c)), charging Ms. Costello with recklessly causing bodily injury to another under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life, in that Costello struck two pedestrians, Erin and Stephen VanDalinda, with her motor vehicle, causing Stephen VanDalinda's death, and causing numerous injuries to Erin VanDalinda.
• Two felony counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated with serious bodily injury, (RSA 265-A:3,I(b)) charging Ms. Costello with driving a motor vehicle on Pine Street, a way in the town of Seabrook, while Ms. Costello was under the influence of an intoxicating liquor, and Costello did cause a motor vehicle collision, which resulted in serious bodily injury to Erin and Stephen VanDalinda.
• Two felony counts of conduct after an accident with serious bodily injury (RSA 264:25) charging Ms. Costello with knowingly driving a motor vehicle that had just been involved in an accident which resulted in serious bodily injury to another and failing to immediately stop at the scene of the accident and provide her name, address, driver's license number, and registration information to the other party involved or to give such information to the nearest police officer or station, in that Ms. Costello struck Erin and Stephen VanDalinda with her motor vehicle, causing serious bodily injury to both individuals.
• Three misdemeanor counts of violation of a stalking order of protection (RSA 633:3-a,I(c)) charging Ms. Costello with violating a stalking final order of protection issued by the 10th Circuit-Seabrook District Court on September 28, 2017 and which is in effect until September 27, 2018, and which restrained Ms. Costello from any contact with Erin VanDalinda, prohibited Ms. Costello from stalking or abusing Erin VanDalinda's household members or relatives, and prohibited Ms. Costello from coming within 50 feet of Erin VanDalinda's household animals, and Ms. Costello violated that protective order in that she struck Erin and Stephen VanDalinda and the VanDalinda's pet dog with her motor vehicle.

Ms. Costello is scheduled to be arraigned in the Rockingham County Superior Court on August 30, 2018, at 1:00 p.m.

The incident remains under investigation. Anyone who has information or may have witnessed this event is asked to contact Sergeant Marc Beaudoin of the New Hampshire State Police at 603-223-8678.

The charges and allegations are merely accusations, and Ms. Costello is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.