Defendants in haunted hayride crash deny criminal charges
Bail for Brown and Theberge was set at personal recognizance, with no bail conditions.
If convicted on the misdemeanor charges, Brown and Theberge each face up to 364 days in jail and up to
Because a company cannot be imprisoned, it is not eligible to apply for a court-appointed attorney. Bolduc's company that owns the land where the haunted hayride occurred has declared bankruptcy.
According to Whipple, his client passed passed a lie detector test administered by
Whipple said the fact that Bolduc was not personally charged in this case is "a bittersweet scenario for him, obviously."
And, Whipple said, "the tragedy underlining
"I think everybody affiliated with that night is devastated. So he lives with that."
Bolduc's farm operation has several insurance policies with two insurance companies covering his liability in this case. One of the companies has a
Insurance coverage among all of the policies in effect at the time of the incident total somewhere between
If convicted, the farm will have to pay any fine imposed because insurance policies will not cover criminal fines in this case, Whipple said.
No civil complaints have been filed in connection with the incident in
Theberge is being represented by
When the indictments were handed up last month, District Attorney
According to Sharon, the situation has been difficult for Brown. Due to "adverse publicity" from the mistaken indictment. "That was quite a knock to his ego and his reputation," Sharon said. "It was a bad situation. A horrible situation for him."
According to Sharon, Brown remembers little from the night of the hayride.
"He was driving a Jeep that was provided to him by the company and
lost control." And, Sharon said, "The state's going to have to prove his behavior was grossly negligent."
The parties in the case are expected to meet in September to discuss scheduling for a possible trial.
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