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A man was charged with reckless homicide after crashing his SUV through the front window of an Apple store in Massachusetts, killing one person and injuring around 20 others, prosecutors said Tuesday. Bradley Rein, 53, appeared in court Tuesday morning on a charge of reckless homicide by motor vehicle in the crash in Hingham, southeast of Boston.
A judge ordered Rein to be held on $100,000 cash bail. Rein didn’t enter a plea, and he was scheduled to next appear in court Dec. 22.
A prosecutor said Rein told police his right foot became stuck on the accelerator of his 2019 Toyota 4Runner while he was driving near the store. Rein also said he tried using his left foot on the brake to stop the vehicle, according to the prosecutor.
A preliminary breath test conducted after the crash showed Rein had a blood alcohol level of zero, the prosecutor said.
An attorney who spoke on Rein’s behalf for bail proceedings said it was an accident.
“Though the outcome of this accident was horrific — and I don’t want to downplay that — it was an accident,” Rein’s attorney said.
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The vehicle crashed into the store’s plate glass window and struck people Monday morning. The victim who died was identified as Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey. Rein was arrested Monday night, the Plymouth County district attorney’s office said in a statement.
Doctors said patients suffered life-threatening and limb-threatening injuries. Dr. William Tollefsen, the director of emergency medical services at South Shore Health, told reporters Monday that injuries included “pretty serious head trauma” and trauma to lower extremities.
Apple released a statement saying it was “devastated by the shocking events at Apple Derby Street today and the tragic loss of a professional who was onsite supporting recent construction at the store.”
The storefront window showed a gaping hole as first responders worked at the scene of the crash. The store had been scheduled to open about an hour before the crash.
Reuters/Brian Snyder
