[telecom] Haverhill teen to serve year in jail for fatal texting crash; judge calls for people to keep eyes on road
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 13:10:57 -0400
Haverhill teen to serve year in jail for fatal texting crash; judge
calls for people to keep eyes on road
By Brian R. Ballou and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff
6/6/2012
HAVERHILL - Saying he was sending a message of deterrence to
Massachusetts drivers, District Court Judge Stephen Abany today
imposed maximum sentences on Haverhill teen Aaron Deveau for causing
a fatal crash by texting while driving.
The judge sentenced Deveau, who was 17 at the time of the crash, to
concurrent sentences of 2 years on a charge of motor vehicle
homicide and 2 years for a charge of negligent operation of a motor
vehicle causing serious injury while texting.
Noting Deveau's youth and lack of criminal record, Abany ordered the
teen to serve one year in the Essex County House of Corrections,
suspending the rest of the sentences. Deveau, who has been free on
bail since his arrest in 2011, was taken into custody by court
officers.
Abany said from the bench that a criminal sentence is based on four
principles - punishment, public safety, rehabilitation, and
deterrence. Of those four issues, deterrence was his primary concern.
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