By KENNEDY GRIFFIN
(Northfield, MA) The Rhode Island man who has been accused of causing the accident on Route 10 in Northfield that sent seven motorcyclists to the hospital in May of this year, had his bail reaffirmed at $100,000 on Monday by Judge Michal Callan. The case was moved to Franklin County Superior Court due to the severity of the incident. Ryan O’Farrell of Rhode Island is facing eighteen charges including operating under the influence, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, all of which he had pleaded not guilty to. O’Farrell will be back in court on November 2nd for another pretrial hearing.
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(5/31/2022) *Second Update* Ryan O’Farrell, 32 years old, of Westerly, Rhode Island has been arrested following the accident Sunday afternoon where an SUV crossed the double yellow line and crashed into five motorcycles on Route 63 in Northfield, injuring eight people. The nine motorcyclists involved in the accident were from a Connecticut motorcycle club, two of which were critically injured and taken to the UMass Medical Center in Worcester on Sunday.
O’Farrell is facing several charges including seven counts of operating under the influence of drugs causing serious bodily injury, two counts of child endangerment, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. The children in the vehicle were taken to the hospital, but no injuries were reported. O’Farrell is being held on $250,000 bail and will be arraigned Tuesday morning in Greenfield District Court.
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(5/29/2022) *Update* Eight are currently hospitalized and two are in critical condition after an accident on Main Street, Route 63, in Northfield this afternoon at 1 p.m. The driver that caused the accident with multiple motorcycles, had two children in the vehicle and has serious injuries. The driver is facing multiple charges including operating under the influence and two counts child endangerment. The Massachusetts State Police are still on scene.
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At approximately 1:45 p.m. today, Sunday May 29th, there is a report of a large accident involving multiple motorcycles and an SUV with trailer on Route 63 in Northfield that has closed a section of the road. More information to follow.