New evidence could help defense in triple motorcycle homicide, according to attorney

The attorney representing Anthony Summers, the Goffstown man accused of killing three motorcyclists in a crash on Lake Shore Road, in Gilford, nearly a year ago, told the court data being pulled from Summers' vehicle will be part of his defense.

Summers, who is on house arrest throughout the trial, appeared in court on Monday morning. Wearing a grey suit and purple tie, he sat alongside his attorney Alex Yiokarinis, speaking on his behalf.

Judge Elizabeth Leonard asked if there were any updates about an expert, and Yiokarinis said the defense's prior accident reconstruction expert “wasn’t performing.” He said they are on the right path.

“We’re in a much better situation from the defense perspective than where we were the last time,” Yiokarinis said. “I do have some concerns about the timing of the things, but we’re letting this take its course for the new term, just to collect all the information, and see where we’re at in a month or two, to assess whether or not we have what we need to out on a defense.”

Yiokarinis said the expert's opinion has not been formulated yet, as there may be additional information from the vehicle to extract “if it does exist.”

“That hasn’t been done before, because we were not in that place with our prior expert,” Yiokarinis said. “But we are here, and they have a team that can do that. We’re going to coordinate on that happening, but that is what is to come. That form will affect a report that they’re not prepared to generate now, based just off the state’s information.”

Leonard asked about a timeframe, and Yiokarinis did not have that answer.

“We are prepared to have that pretty soon,” Yiokarinis said. “We do not have dates set just yet.”

Leonard said she doesn’t want the state to receive expert disclosure last-minute, and not be in a good position to respond.

County Attorney Keith Cormier suggested having another status conference in two months to determine if the defense had everything they needed, and if they’d be providing an expert disclosure.

“Depending on the state of things, we may be asking for more time,” Cormier said. “But, I mean, if there’s no expert disclosure, then we would move forward. Like the court, I don’t want to be blindsided last-minute. I’m not trying to say the counselor is trying to do that, but these things do take time.”

Cormier said a dispositional conference a couple months before the trial would give the prosecution a good sense of whether they are ready.

“We have no intention on trying to surprise anybody with anything,” Yiokarinis said.

Yiokarinis said they received an abundance of information in discovery already. The new evidence would involve other information from the vehicle which wasn’t extracted.

“I don’t know what I’m asking for yet, in terms of exactly, particularly, with the terminology that an expert is now providing,” Yiokarinis said.

Summers is facing seven felony charges, including three counts of negligent homicide, three counts of negligent homicide enhanced by drunk driving, and tampering with evidence. He first appeared in Laconia District Court in September 2025, before being indicted on Dec. 19, by a Grand Jury, elevating the case to Belknap Superior Court.

Summers is alleged to have crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic, crashing into two motorcycles on Sept. 20, 2025. Scott Blomerth, 67, was riding a motorcycle with his wife Robyn Blomerth, 59, as a passenger. They died at the scene.

Another motorcycle behind them was operated by Timothy “TJ” Sullivan. He was hospitalized, and died from his injuries on Oct. 5, 2025.

The accident occurred near Country Way and Lake Shore Road, also known as Route 11. Witnesses told police they saw a 2025 Ford Bronco, driven by Summers, cross well over the center line, and Summers admitted to officers at the scene he shifted his focus from the road to his wife in the passenger seat before the crash.

Summers refused a blood draw at the scene, and police executed a warrant six hours later, when he registered a 0.027 blood alcohol content, which is under the legal limit. According to testimony by Cormier on Jan. 6, Summers' blood also tested positive for amphetamines and THC.

Yiokarinis said while police observed his eyes were bloodshot, Summer was not impaired nor over the legal BAC limit. He also stated one of the motorcycle operators was over the BAC limit.

At a previous hearing, Yiokarinis told the court an expert had been retained, but did a job which wasn’t satisfactory to the defense.

The final pretrial conference date is Thursday, Dec. 17, and jury selection is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 11, 2027.

A status conference is scheduled for at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, in Belknap Superior Court.