Days after an alleged drunk, wrong-way driver killed her husband and teenage grandson, a Seekonk girl has died from accidents she suffered within the automotive crash late Christmas evening.
Donna Arruda, 68, died Friday at Rhode Island Hospital, the place she had been in important situation, following the crash late Monday evening on the Somerset facet of Veteran’s Memorial Bridge, in keeping with Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III.
The suspect, Adam Gauthier, 41, of New York City, now faces three counts every of manslaughter whereas working underneath the affect and motorcar homicide-OUI liquor. These are along with authentic costs of OUI-liquor with severe bodily harm, reckless operation of a motorcar and driving the fallacious manner on a state freeway.
Gauthier, a former Somerset resident, is being held in lieu of $100,000 money bail. A choose set the standing Tuesday throughout an arraignment by which the suspect appeared from his hospital mattress at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford.
Arruda’s 15-year-old grandson Jacoby was pronounced lifeless at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River shortly after arriving late Monday evening. Her 73-year-old husband Floriano Arruda died Tuesday morning at Rhode Island Hospital.
“This is a terrible tragedy, especially when it occurred on Christmas night,” Quinn stated in a launch Tuesday. “My heart grieves for the victims and their family for their terrible loss.”
Gauthier, who suffered accidents thought-about not life threatening, is being handled at St. Luke’s Hospital. He is ready to subsequent seem in Fall River District Court for an preliminary pretrial listening to on January 9. Authorities arrested Gauthier shortly after the crash.
Initial investigation findings indicated Gauthier was driving a 2023 Land Rover SUV easterly on the westbound facet of Veterans Memorial Bridge in Somerset, a part of Route 6, round 11:10 Monday evening.
While crossing the bridge, Gauthier allegedly struck a 2014 Infiniti QX50 SUV being pushed by Arrudas head on, in keeping with Quinn’s workplace. Floriano Arruda had been driving the automotive whereas Donna was within the entrance passenger seat and Jacoby within the rear passenger seat, the workplace stated.
A 3rd car, a 2019 Honda Accord sustained front-end injury through the incident. The driver and passenger of the Accord, each younger grownup girls from Taunton, suffered minor accidents, the workplace stated.
The investigation of the information and circumstances of the crash is being carried out by State Police-Dartmouth Barracks, State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, State Police Crime Scene Services Section, and State Police Detective Unit for Bristol County.
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