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Off-Duty Massachusetts Police Officer Accused in Deadly Hit-and-Run Crash After Night of Drinking
Thomas Hayes, 29, faces motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene charges after a fatal Brockton crash; he is on administrative leave, Hanover police said.
- On Tuesday, Thomas Hayes, 36, Hanover police officer, appeared in Brockton District Court after his arrest Monday, charged with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene.
- Drinking and a strip-club visit preceded the trip home as Hayes had been drinking at a Daytona 500 party and the Boardroom Cabaret, then drove aggressively, hitting something about six minutes later.
- Surveillance video and a damaged Ford Explorer SUV tie Hayes to the collision, and a passenger voluntarily identified Hayes as the driver, prosecutors say.
- Hanover Police Chief Timothy Kane placed Hayes on administrative leave and extended condolences, while a Brockton District Court judge set $15,000 cash bail and barred Hayes from driving.
- Family members expressed heartbreak as Alfredo Alves, 23, was pronounced dead early Monday after being found unresponsive; Adenisa Alves said, 'He just said the pain he has now nothing can cover it.
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Massachusetts police officer accused of killing pedestrian after drinking at strip club
A Massachusetts police officer is on administrative leave as he’s accused of an off-duty fatal hit-and-run on his way home from a night of drinking with friends at a Brockton strip club.
Hanover police officer arrested in connection with fatal hit-and-run crash
An off-duty Hanover police officer was arrested early Monday morning in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Brockton that left a 23-year-old dead, police said.Officer Thomas Hayes was arrested by Massachusetts State Police after the crash, which took place in Brockton, Hanover Police said. Hayes was placed on administrative leave following his arrest.
Off-duty Hanover police officer charged with motor vehicle homicide in Brockton hit-and-run - Boston News, Weather, Sports
BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - An off-duty Hanover police officer was arrested Monday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Brockton, according to Hanover police.Thomas Hayes,
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