Driver that plowed through Hingham Apple Store indicted for murder
Bradley Rein, the driver that drove his car through the Apple Derby Street retail store, has been indicted on second-degree murder and other charges related to the crash.

Source: AP Photo/Steven Senne
Rein drove an SUV through the front of the Apple Derby Street store in November 2022. He claimed it was an accident, but nonetheless, 22 people were injured and one 65-year-old man was killed.
According to NBC10 Boston, Rein's charges include one count of second-degree murder and motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation.
He's also been indicted with 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, plus four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the 22 injured people.
Rein was already facing charges from the local Hingham District Court. These new charges will see him arraigned in Brockton Superior Court at an date to be announced later.
As well as the legal charges facing Rein, Apple is being sued for what the victims claim was a "100% preventable" crash. Separately, Apple CEO Tim Cook and store chief Deirdre O'Brien have visited the victims in hospital.
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Source: AP Photo/Steven Senne
Rein drove an SUV through the front of the Apple Derby Street store in November 2022. He claimed it was an accident, but nonetheless, 22 people were injured and one 65-year-old man was killed.
According to NBC10 Boston, Rein's charges include one count of second-degree murder and motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation.
He's also been indicted with 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, plus four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the 22 injured people.
Rein was already facing charges from the local Hingham District Court. These new charges will see him arraigned in Brockton Superior Court at an date to be announced later.
As well as the legal charges facing Rein, Apple is being sued for what the victims claim was a "100% preventable" crash. Separately, Apple CEO Tim Cook and store chief Deirdre O'Brien have visited the victims in hospital.
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And no there will be no justice in this case. The people hit are still harmed. He will be punished for a stupid accident, not deliberate assault (and what will his spending ten years or so in jail going to do for the victims). Everyones lives will be ruined. Nobody will win.
A quorum of thirteen grand jurors must be present to hear any evidence, consider any proposed indictment, or take any other official action.
An indictment may be found only upon the concurrence of twelve or more jurors. The indictment shall be returned by the grand jury to a judge in open court unless for reasons of public safety or security the judge decides to take the return of the indictment remotely.
>Rein told police he was looking for an eyeglasses store at the shopping center when his right foot became stuck on the accelerator, according to court documents. He said he used his left foot to try to brake but couldn’t stop.<
From the time of the crash till the indictment there's been no info shared that would warrant a murder charge instead of homicide. That's why Rein's lawyer and even other lawyers/law experts have expressed shock with the murder charge in this case. Will be interesting to see if additional info comes out or if the prosecutor will drop that charge.
Wondering if the Police/DA found any relevant social media posts.
If prosecution can prove intent, in addition to time in jail, should consider giving victims any vehicles and homes owned by the defendant, as well as any other high value items (including businesses) owned by the defendant (or cash generated from their sale). With 22 injuries and 1 death, I doubt he has enough liability insurance. Legal fees alone could be staggering. ALSO, never allowed to drive again in the state. In addition to criminal charges, there could be civil charges (remember OJ beat the criminal charges, but spent jail time on civil charges that came later).
Have noticed a tendency for some accelerators to catch the toe of a shoe. Defendant could consider an action against the truck/suv manufacturer (assuming he did not customize the pedal). Are companies going to have to put crash barriers around their stores (like US Federal Courts)?
I wonder if he was wearing the same trainers the first time it happened.
It would be interesting to hear more detail on what his foot is getting stuck on. My guess would be its getting stuck on the center console panels which the pedal is very close to for some reason. Maybe its a design flaw in Toyotas that are converted to right hand drive where normally in left hand drive the pedal would be no where near the center console.