$1,500 bail for driver charged in head-on crash; City man allegedly drunk; woman in critical condition.Byline: Gary V. Murray WORCESTER - Bail was set at $1,500 cash yesterday for an alleged drunken driver charged in a head-on crash Saturday night that left a North Brookfield North Brookfield is the name of some places in the United States.
Police said Adson S. DaSilva, 32, of 103 Tower St., Apt. 2, was traveling north on Summer Street in a Ford Ranger The Ford Ranger name is used on two distinct and unrelated pickup truck lines by the Ford Motor Company
adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. lane and struck a Chevrolet Cobalt The Chevrolet Cobalt is a compact car introduced by Chevrolet in 2004 for the 2005 model year. The Cobalt replaced the Cavalier as Chevrolet's compact car. The Cobalt is intended to compete with compact cars like the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla and Mazda 3. head-on near the intersection of Goldsberry Street. The driver of the car, 54-year-old Marianne Carey, suffered lower body injuries and remained in critical condition yesterday at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. police. Mr. DaSilva was arraigned yesterday in Central District Court on charges of driving negligently and while under the influence of alcohol or with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher and causing serious injury, driving so as to endanger, driving without a license, and a marked-lanes violation. Judge Andrew M. D'Angelo set Mr. DaSilva's bail at $1,500 cash and continued his case to June 19. Assistant District Attorney Gregory P. Benoit recommended that Mr. DaSilva's bail be set at $25,000 cash. The prosecutor said police officers investigating the accident found a 12-pack of beer, with seven cans missing, in the vehicle Mr. DaSilva was driving. When questioned at the hospital, Mr. DaSilva, who was also injured, admitted drinking three cans of beer before the crash, Mr. Benoit told the judge. Mr. DaSilva's appointed lawyer, Richard M. Welsh Sr., alleged that police questioned Mr. DaSilva at the hospital before advising him of his Miranda rights Miranda rights (Miranda rule, Miranda warning) n. the requirement set by the U. S. Supreme Court in Miranda v. Alabama (1966) that prior to the time of arrest and any interrogation of a person suspected of a crime, he/she must be told that he/she has: "the right to . Once he was advised of his rights in Portuguese, Mr. DaSilva refused to speak with investigators, according to Mr. Welsh. A Portuguese-speaking interpreter assisted Mr. DaSilva during yesterday's arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted . Mr. Welsh asked the judge to set $500 cash bail on Mr. DaSilva, an amount he said his client might be able to post. Judge D'Angelo denied a request by Probation Officer probation officer n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. Dawn Marie Mahoney to hold Mr. DaSilva without bail, pending a hearing to determine whether he violated the terms of his probation from a 2003 case in which he was charged with trespassing and malicious destruction of property. Ms. Mahoney said Mr. DaSilva was defaulted on Dec. 22, 2004, when he failed to appear in court to pay $697 in restitution and fees. Judge D'Angelo said the evidence before him did not establish that Mr. DaSilva was ever notified he was to appear in court on the date in question. ART: PHOTO CUTLINE: Adson S. DaSilva was arraigned in Central District Court yesterday. CUTLINE: T&G Staff/TOM RETTIG |
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