Adam Gauthier, the man accused of driving drunk and crashing head-on into a family of three on the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Christmas 2023, has had his trial moved to March 2026.

Gauthier, of Manhattan and formerly of Somerset, appeared in Bristol County Superior Court with defense attorney Kevin Reddington on Monday, Oct. 6, for a scheduling hearing in the long-delayed trial.

Court records show several delayed events in the case, including a trial that was already supposed to have started. Reddington apologized to Judge Raffi Yessayan for struggling to schedule a trial date, saying the “present situation is not going to make the court happy, I’m sure.”

The trial is now scheduled to begin March 23, with a status hearing in December and a pretrial hearing in February to ensure the trial is on track.

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