Bail cut for alleged driver in crash that killed 4
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A judge has reduced bail for a Connecticut man authorities say was driving an SUV that crashed in Massachusetts earlier this year, killing four passengers.
The Republican newspaper reports that a judge on Tuesday reduced Aaron Thorne's bail to $25,000 cash from $50,000.
The attorney for the 19-year-old Thorne asked that the bail be reduced to $5,000, while prosecutors asked that it remain unchanged.
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The New Haven man faces four counts each of manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation stemming from the Jan. 17 crash in Springfield. A 20-year-old man, an 18-year-old woman and two 17-year-old girls died in the crash. The teens were high school students.
Police say he was driving more than 70 mph when the SUV stolen in Milford, Connecticut, struck a tree.
His attorney called the crash a tragedy.
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Information from: The Springfield (Mass.) Republican, http://www.masslive.com/news/