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Man accused of killing Arruda family in Somerset Christmas car crash offered plea deal

The former Somerset man accused of killing a family of three during a head-on car crash on the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Christmas night may be considering a plea deal. 

 

Adam Gauthier of Manhattan, formerly of Somerset, appeared in Bristol County Superior Court on Monday where defense attorney Kevin Reddington said he and prosecutors were discussing “hopeful resolution of this tragic matter.” 

Gauthier faces three counts of manslaughter while under the influence and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, all felonies. He is accused of driving a Range Rover SUV drunk the wrong way on Veterans Memorial on Christmas night in 2023 and crashing into a vehicle carrying three members of a Seekonk family.

 

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