Trial in 2025 Gilford motorcycle triple negligent homicide delayed until August

The trial for the driver accused of killed three motorcyclists while under the influence of alcohol and drugs has been delayed until August, nearly two years after the crash occurred in Gilford.

Anthony Summers, 33, of Goffstown, is facing seven felony charges after he allegedly crossed the center line on Lake Shore Road, in Gilford, and hit a pair of motorcycles on Sept. 20, 2025, ultimately killing three people.

Scott and Robin Blomerth were on one motorcycle traveling up Lake Shore Road from Alton, joined by their friend Timothy “TJ” Sullivan, traveling behind them on his own bike. Summers allegedly crossed over the center line into oncoming traffic, and crashed into the two motorcycles.

The Blomerths were pronounced dead at the scene, and Sullivan died of his injuries at the hospital on Oct. 5, 2025. Summers is facing three counts of negligent homicide, three counts of negligent homicide enhanced by drunk driving, and tampering with evidence, after refusing a blood draw to test his alcohol level.

Summer first appeared in Laconia District Court in September 2025, and the case was then elevated to Belknap Superior Court. He was indicted by the Belknap County Grand Jury on Dec. 19, 2025.

An indictment is not an indication of guilt. Rather, it is a finding by a Grand Jury enough evidence of an alleged crime exists to warrant bringing a case to trial.

The crash happened near Country Way on Lake Shore, the heavily traveled road also known as Route 11. Witnesses told police the majority of Summers' 2025 Ford Bronco crossed the center line. Summers told police at the scene he turned to talk to his wife in the passenger seat, shifting his focus from the road, before the collision.

According to a statement by County Attorney Keith Cormier on Jan. 6 , who is prosecuting the case, Summers refused to submit to a mandatory blood draw at the scene. Police executed a warrant for his blood six hours after the accident, and Summers registered a 0.027 blood alcohol content, and tested positive for amphetamines and THC.

Attorney Alex Yiokarinis, of Russman Law Offices, is defending Summers. On Jan. 6, he told the court while Summers' eyes were bloodshot, he was not impaired, and his blood alcohol content was within the legal limit.

Summers, who is on house arrest pending trial, appeared in Belknap Superior Court on Feb. 17, asking for permission to attend church services. Judge Elizabeth Leonard granted the request, adding that as an allowable reason to leave the house, on top of going to work and meeting attorneys, but otherwise he must remain at his Goffstown home.

After a May 22 hearing was canceled, Summers was back in court June 5, and jury selection for his trial was set for January. Yiokarinis told the court a previous expert’s work was inadequate, and the defense hired a new expert.

At the June hearing, both attorneys agreed nothing was moving forward in plea negotiations. Yiokarinis said even if the state made an offer, the defense wouldn’t be able to entertain it properly.

He requested the court set a hearing at a later date. Leonard said the charges were “very serious,” and “we can’t drag our feet on this case.” She suggested a trial date be set as a placeholder for Jan. 11.

Summers was back in court for a status conference on Aug. 31, and Yiokarinis told the judge they were pulling data from Summers’ vehicle. During another status conference Oct. 30, the court set new deadlines, after attorneys agreed more time was needed.

“We are still actively engaged with our own experts on our side,” Yiokarinis said in an interview Oct. 30.

A “collection of experts” is working on extracting data from his client’s vehicle, currently being held as evidence.

Yiokarinis couldn’t disclose exactly what is being sought, but said since the SUV is brand new, there could be “more robust information” to provide.

“There might be something important here that wasn’t extracted by the state,” Yiokarinis said. “We’ll get it, analyze it, and then we’ll see.”

Yiokarinis said the defense thinks there are still a lot of questions a jury would have when reviewing the evidence.

“My client is owed a fair trial, and is entitled to all proofs favorable constitutionally,” Yiokarinis said. “This is why we are looking.”

Cormier said in an Oct. 30 interview he knew the defense was obtaining an expert to extract data from the vehicle, but at the last hearing was the first he heard the vehicle would need to be “taken apart” to extract it.

“It’s not entirely clear to me what they’re looking for,” Cormier said.

Yiokarinis said they are “not looking to pull a fast one on the state,” and he wants to give everyone time to review the data. The defense said it will take 30 days to remove the data, and then 60 days to file a report to the court.

“Given that it hasn’t been accomplished yet, there was no way I was going to be able to get a report before trial,” Cormier said.

The defense has a Feb. 1 deadline to submit expert analysis, including data recovered from the Ford Bronco, and a status conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.

With schedules packed for both attorneys, as well as the court itself, both Cormier and Yiokarinis agreed the trial would need to be bumped out to the summer.

“It is more of the function of the court’s current schedule than anything else,” Yiokarinis said.

In previous interviews with friends and family of the victims, they voiced their displeasure with the speed of court proceedings. Janice Blomerth-Craigen, Scott’s sister, said after the June hearing “it’s just too long,” and they want justice for all three victims.

Mike Lynch was at the court on Oct. 30, unhappy with the decision to delay the trial until August.

“So frustrating,” Lynch wrote in a text message.

The final pretrial hearing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., on Thursday, July 15, at and jury selection is slated for Monday, Aug. 2. The trial will take place during that week, or the week of Aug. 9.