Driver in deadly Hingham Apple Store crash in court today

David R. Smith, The Patriot Ledger

PLYMOUTH – The driver in the 2022 Apple Store crash in Hingham will be in Plymouth Superior Court today for a pretrial hearing.

Bradley Rein, of Hingham, is charged with murder after crashing through the window of the Apple Store at Derby Street Shops in Hingham in 2022

His 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed through the Apple Store's glass facade on Nov. 21, 2022, reaching the back wall and trapping people inside.

The crash killed Kevin Bradley, 65, of Wayne, New Jersey, and injured more than a dozen others.

Rein, who was 53 at the time of the crash, was indicted in March 2023 on a charge of second-degree murder and dozens of other counts. He was arraigned in Plymouth Superior Court the following month.

Rein arrested 2 times more since Apple Store accident

Rein has been in court multiple times over the past seven months, mostly for letting his GPS monitor remain uncharged – once in September 2023 and then three months later in December.

Bradley Rein, 53, of Hingham, was arraigned in Hingham District Court on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.
Bradley Rein, 53, of Hingham, was arraigned in Hingham District Court on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

While he was arrested for the probation violation both times, Rein only served jail time for the first incident. He was held without bail for 60 days and was released around Thanksgiving. His second violation occurred around a month later

Concerns raised by Rein's lawyer about her client's mental state during a Dec. 27 court appearance to decide whether Rein should be held again for the second violation led to him undergoing an in-patient mental health evaluation and having his $100,000 bail revoked again.

HIs last court appearance was in early February, at which time the judge in the case, Elaine Buckley, decided to reinstate his bail following the evaluation

Plymouth County Superior Court Judge Elaine M. Buckley
Plymouth County Superior Court Judge Elaine M. Buckley

While Buckley did not order any jail time for Rein, she chastised him for what she said was the simple task of keeping a battery charged. She warned him any subsequent violations would lead to jail time.

She ordered him to avoid alcohol, which she said "was a problem" for him, and submit to random urine tests to ensure he does so.

Police gave Rein an alcohol breath test after the accident. It did not find any blood in his system.

Rein said the crash was caused by his foot becoming stuck on the accelerator pedal.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Apple crash driver Bradley Rein, charged with murder, in court

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