Tragedy as new bride is killed and her husband badly injured after being hit by 'drunk driver' as they set off on their honeymoon

Leah Fonda, 30, of St. Paul, Minnesota, died after her car was hit head-on by a 'drunk driver'

She and new husband Brian Preiss, also 30, were on on their way to Niagara Falls during their honeymoon

Matthew Tsopas, a local company executive, was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene

A newlywed Minnesota couple's dream honeymoon was shattered this weekend when an alleged drunk driver hit their car on a New Hampshire highway and fled - killing the bride and leaving her husband severely injured.



Leah Fonda and Brian Preiss, both 30 years old from Saint Paul, had exchanged vows and danced together at their wedding only days before.



They were driving through New Hampshire on their way to Niagara Falls about 4.30pm on Saturday when Matthew Tsopas, 43, hit their car with his luxury Infiniti sedan, police say.



Ms Fonda died on the highway and Mr Preiss was rushed to the hospital where he is still being treated for injuries that police describe as 'serious.'

Tragic: Newlywed bride Leah Fonda, 30, was killed by an allegedly drunk driver during her honeymoon - just days after she was married

Horrific: Brian Preiss, 30, survived the crash but is still hospitalized recovering from serious injuries he sustained. Leah died on the highway after the crash

The couple's family is heartbroken by the tragedy and furious at the alleged drunk driver.



'We had just seen them dance together,' Mr Preiss' uncle Chuck Czech told WCVB-TV.

'We had just seen them make their vows together. We had just seen them pose for pictures together.

Arrested: Matthew L. Tsopas, 44, allegedly tried to flee the scene of the deadly crash

'We're in complete shock, disbelief.

Ms Fonda and Mr Peiss both worked at the amusement park in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. They were 'very kind, very gentle unassuming people,' their uncle said.



And they were deeply in love.



'Their love was obvious, just the way they looked at each other,' Mr Czech told the TV station.



Police say Tsopas was intoxicated when his 2008 Infinity G35SX swerved into the oncoming lane and slammed into the couple's Kia Spectra.



Officers say Tsopas did not wait to check on the couple and instead fled. He was apprehended a short time later.



'He didn't have the character to stick around. He fled the scene and tried to get out of it,' furious family member Mr Czech said.



'He left a person dead. And not just a person, but a new bride. And her husband is in the hospital now. '

Matthew L. Tsopas, the operations manager at Executive Funishings - a New Hampshire company that provides interior design for office spaces - is charged with he was charged with negligent homicide, driving under the influence of alcohol and conduct after an accident.



This is the stretch of New Hampshire road way were the crash took place. Investigators say Tsopas cross the center line and hit the newlyweds head-on

Mr Preiss' uncle said it was immediately clear that he and Ms Fonda were deeply in love 'just by the way they looked at each other'



