A 27-year-old Fall River man was arraigned Friday in Taunton District Court on motor vehicle homicide and OUI charges in connection with the Sept. 15 crash that claimed the life of a 24-year-old Taunton nurse.

Andrew Sousa has been charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said in a written statement Friday.

On Sunday, Sept. 15, at approximately 1:24 a.m., the defendant was driving a gray 2015 Infiniti eastbound in the area of 608 Winthrop St. (Route 44) in Taunton when he rear-ended a tractor trailer that was also being driven eastbound, the DA's office said.

Mallory Humphreys, 24, of Taunton, who was a passenger is Sousa's car, died as a result of the crash, the DA's office said.

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