In the days after an SUV sped through an Apple Store in Hingham on Monday, killing one and injuring 20, barriers can now be seen between the storefront and the parking lot.
WCVB showed footage of several ARX perimeters around the boarded-up, now-closed Apple Store.
Like many shops, the Apple Store in Hingham did not have protective barriers preventing close contact with their storefronts. Multiple advocacy groups over the years have worked to correct this, including a bill filed by former Holliston state Rep. Carolyn Dykema.
Each time the bill went to the floor, it never reached a floor vote.
On Monday, police said 53-year-old Bradley Rein rammed his vehicle through the store. Hingham authorities responded to several 911 calls at around 10:45 a.m. reporting that a vehicle had driven through the glass front of an Apple store. Some of those injured were “trapped” by the SUV, the Hanover Fire Department reported.
The vehicle bolted 30 feet across the store floor and collided with the store’s back wall, officials said.
District Attorney Timothy Cruz identified Monday’s fatality as 65-year-old Kevin Bradley, who was pronounced dead at the scene. In a statement obtained by the Boston Globe from Apple, Bradley was reportedly a “professional who was onsite supporting recent construction at the store.”
A GoFundMe page was set up to help Bradley’s family. The page stated that Bradley lived with his fiance, Kathy McGrogan, her daughter, identified as Kelly, Kelly’s fiance, identified as Drew and their young children AJ and Bella.
“With this being a holiday week and Christmas fast approaching, we are asking for any help you can provide to help with funeral arrangements and everyday expenses until the details and next steps are figured out,” the page read.
By Thursday afternoon, $7,475 was accumulated from 206 donations to the page.
Rein told officers that his foot was stuck on the gas while driving through the parking lot and he was unable to brake. He now faces a charge of reckless motor vehicle homicide.
Hingham police officers gave Rein a voluntary breathalyzer test that showed a reading of 0.00%, MassLive previously reported. This news came as reports of a DUI charge from Vermont in Dec. 2020 surfaced. The charge was expunged, prosecutors said.
Rein pleaded not guilty and was held on $100,000 cash bail by Judge Heather Bradley at Hingham District Court on Tuesday.
