An 81-year-old man is accused of driving on the mistaken aspect of the street and slamming right into a automobile, killing an 18-year-old and injuring 3 others.
Studying man Laurence Hayes was arraigned on Tuesday in connection to the Gloucester crash final month on the A. Piatt Andrew Bridge on Route 128.
Hayes was driving his Honda CRV northbound in a southbound lane when his automobile struck a Toyota Corolla touring southbound at about 1:30 a.m. on June 30.
The Corolla was being pushed by a 19-year-old girl, and the automobile additionally had one other 19-year-old feminine passenger and two 18-year-old male passengers.
All people concerned within the crash had been transported to space hospitals.
One of many passengers within the Corolla — Christopher Dailey, 18, of Gloucester — died on July 4 on account of the extreme accidents from the crash.
The opposite three teenagers within the Corolla had been additionally Gloucester residents.
Gloucester Police and Fireplace responded to the crash.
Along with the Essex DA’s workplace, the incident is underneath investigation by the Mass State Police Troop A detectives, MSP Danvers, MSP Collision Evaluation and Reconstruction Part, MSP Crime Scene Providers Part, and the Workplace of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Hayes was charged with motorcar murder by reckless operation, a felony, and two civil motorcar infractions.
He pleaded not responsible in Gloucester District Courtroom, and he was launched on private recognizance with the circumstances of residence confinement with GPS monitoring and no driving.
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