"A Curry College junior died in a one-car crash in Canton early on Saturday morning, according to officials. A statement by the Norfolk district attorney’s office said the car’s passenger, Evan Bard, 20, of Agawam, was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:05 a.m. The unidentified male driver of the Toyota Corolla was taken to Boston Medical Center with head injuries, according to authorities."
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"Driver charged in fatal accident in Canton; Friends mourn Curry junior, 20" by Gal Tziperman Lotan | Globe Correspondent, May 12, 2013
The driver of the car that crashed in Canton early Saturday morning, killing a Curry College junior, was charged with drunken driving and motor vehicle homicide, a Norfolk district attorney’s office spokesman said.
Sean Jackman, 24, will be arraigned Monday morning at Boston Medical Center, where he was hospitalized with head injuries after the crash that killed passenger Evan Bard, 20, of Agawam, according to David Traub, a spokesman for the district attorney. Jackman was also cited for speeding and a marked lanes violation.
He was driving a Toyota Corolla that struck a wall and a tree on Bolivar Street just after midnight Saturday. Bard was pronounced dead at the scene. Jackman was in critical condition Sunday evening, according to a Boston Medical Center spokeswoman.
Bard, a junior nursing major, was an enthusiastic cheerleader with a contagious smile and a passion for her chosen career, friends said.
Her roommate, Sophie Geelhoed, also a Curry cheerleader and junior nursing major, said Jackman and Bard had attended the wedding of a friend of his Friday night.
The two had dated, but broke up after Valentine’s Day this year, she said, but Bard stayed in touch with Jackman and was on good terms with him and his friends....
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