Hingham Apple Store: Police say public can retrieve items left after deadly crash
In the chaos of Mondays deadly car crash at a Hingham Apple Store, officials said members of the public left personal property behind in the store as they fled or were taken away for medical treatment.
Apple employees have since collected those items and hope to return them to their owners.
In a statement posted to social media, the Hingham Police Department said anyone who was at the store, or who had family at the store, and was seeking their lost property to call Apple at 774-200-6227. Leave a message and the store employees will call back, police said.
Police also advised that the Apple Store staff had moved the personal property offsite so if anyone notices their device moving that is why, the Hingham Police said in a Facebook post.
The damaged SUV that crashed into an Apple store is removed from the site of the crash on a flatbed tow truck, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Hingham, Mass. One person was killed and multiple others were injured Monday when the SUV crashed into the store, authorities said. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP
Around 10:45 a.m. Monday, as shoppers milled about the store and other businesses at the Derby Street Shops plaza in Hingham, an SUV punched through the plate glass window at the front of the Apple Store. The car hit and injured at least 20 people on a path that ended when it crashed into the stores rear wall.Read more: Hingham Apple Store crash: Photos show scene of devastation
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New Jersey resident Kevin Bradley, 65, was killed, reportedly as he helped on a construction project at the store.
The injured face a long road to recovery, doctors at South Shore Hospital, where 18 patients were treated, said Tuesday.
Very few had minor injuries, said Dr. Jason Tracy, the hospitals chair of emergency medicine. This was a very intense tragic event.
As authorities continue to investigate the crash, they have charged a 53-year-old Hingham man with reckless motor vehicle homicide.
A law enforcement official, center, examines an SUV inside an Apple store, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, in Hingham, Mass. The crash left a large hole in the glass front of the Apple store. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP
Bradley Rein was arraigned Tuesday in Hingham District Court, where he was held on $100,000 bail and plead not guilty. Prosecutors said he had told police his foot became stuck on the gas pedal as he drove through the plaza parking lot. He said he tried to brake, but was unable to, police reported.
In an interview after the crash, prosecutors said Rein told police he had no medical issues and that the car had no mechanical concerns he knew of. He said he had not consumed alcohol or drugs Monday morning. According to prosecutors, he took a voluntary breathalyzer test at the police station, which showed a reading of 0.00%.
Reins defense attorney called the crash an unfortunate accident.
