Judge revokes bail for man charged in fatal Apple Store crash for violating terms of release - The Boston Globe
He has had his bail revoked before. Rein is next scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 14, according to court records.
For a second time, bail has been revoked for a Hingham man accused of ramming through the front of a Hingham Apple Store in November 2022, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen.
Bradley Rein, 57, was arrested by Hingham police Sunday night for violating the terms of his pretrial release after he failed a routine alcohol test, a condition of his probation, according to the Plymouth County district attorney’s office. A motion filed by prosecutors said that Rein is not supposed to be drinking and wears an alcohol-monitoring bracelet — requirements “imposed only after repeated violations of less restrictive conditions.”
At the hearing in Brockton Superior Court, Judge Gregg J. Pasquale Monday granted the motion and ordered that Rein be held without bail for 90 days, according to court records. He will be jailed at Plymouth House of Corrections.
Joan M. Fund, a lawyer representing Rein, could not immediately be reached for comment Monday.
Rein is facing charges that include second-degree murder and motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation in connection with the fatal Nov. 21, 2022, crash at the Derby Street Shops. He was driving a black Toyota 4Runner when the vehicle accelerated and careened through the Apple Store’s glass storefront. The explosive crash killed Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey, and seriously injured 22 workers and shoppers.
Rein has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which also include reckless operation of a motor vehicle and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, court records show.
His trial is due to begin on Jan. 19, 2027, records show.
He reportedly told police he was looking for an eyeglasses store in the plaza when his foot got stuck on the accelerator, but prosecutors allege he never applied the brake. Prosecutors have also said he had no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system at the time of the crash.
He has had his bail revoked before.
At his arraignment in April 2023, Rein was released on $100,000 cash bail, subject to conditions including GPS monitoring, a prohibition on operating a motor vehicle, restrictions on leaving Massachusetts, surrender of his passport, and a prohibition on possessing weapons, according to prosecutors.
He was arrested twice, in September 2023 and December 2023, after he allegedly failed to charge his GPS monitoring bracelet, making his whereabouts unknown. His bail was revoked following the first incident.
In March 2025, prosecutors moved to revoke his release after he allegedly failed to comply with alcohol testing and other requirements. Instead, Rein was ordered to wear a continuous alcohol-monitoring bracelet.
After continued violations, prosecutors said, he was then required to take an alcohol test three times a day.
“The history of this case demonstrates that the problem is no longer the particular form of supervision. The problem is compliance,” prosecutors said in their motion seeking the revocation of his pretrial release.
Rein is next scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 14, according to court records.
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