A Gloucester woman already facing criminal charges for running down a nun in Ipswich and giving police her sister's identification instead of her own was sentenced to six months in jail by Judge Joseph Jennings on charges that she was involved in a separate accident — and gave police her sister's identification.
Kalem Goodwin, 32, of 19 Commonwealth Ave., pled guilty to charges of giving police a false name, witness intimidation, and driving with a suspended license.
The charges handled yesterday stemmed from an October incident where she rear-ended a Gloucester man's vehicle on Washington Street near Whittemore Street. According to police reports, Goodwin gave police her sister's name at the scene of the accident.
The next day, police say Goodwin's sister called the station to report she was not involved in the accident and that it was her sister Kalem. She also told police Kalem had done this two other times in Ipswich and Beverly.
Police ran both sister's drivers licenses and were able to positively identify Kalem Goodwin as the driver of the car. They also learned she was driving with a suspended license.
Goodwin is also facing charges from Ipswich police of misleading police in an investigation, driving after license suspension, driving to endanger, giving a false name to police and failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
That case stems from an Oct. 29 incident in which Goodwin allegedly ran down a 77-year-old nun, just six days after the Washington Street incident.
In that case, Goodwin allegedly provided police with her sister's name.
Goodwin was arraigned separately in November on those charges, and is awaiting trial.
Nick Curcuru can be reached at 978-283-7000 x3461, or via e-mail at ncurcuru@gloucestertimes.com
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