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Maine Maritime student charged as “accomplice” in deadly crash

Maine Maritime student charged as “accomplice” in deadly crash

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A student at Maine Maritime Academy has pleaded not guilty to playing a role in a crash in 2022 that left four classmates dead.

According to the Portland Press Herald, 21-year-old Noelle Tavares of Falmouth, Massachusetts is charged with 13 counts, including four counts of manslaughter and criminal OUI. The crash in Castine in December of 2022 killed four of the seven occupants in the vehicle.

Tavares, who was 20 years old at the time of the crash, was not driving the vehicle. Hancock County District Attorney Robert Granger told the Bangor Daily News that Tavares “aided in the unlawful conduct which directly contributed to the tragic crash and the deaths of the four young men.”

Granger said she was “an accomplice or co-conspirator” and her role would become clearer if the case goes to trial.

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