Driver In Fatal Mansfield Crash Gets Prison Time

MANSFIELD, MA — The driver in a Mansfield crash which resulted in the death of a Foxborough man will spend time behind bars.

Michael J. Hinds, 70, of Norton, was sentenced to four to six years in prison for his third drunken driving offense and leaving the scene of the crash. He was acquitted of manslaughter, according to the Sun Chronicle.

He also received a concurrent two-and-a-half-year jail term in a separate trial for the OUI charge.

In November 2015, Hinds became involved in a road rage-type incident with 37-year-old Jarrad Aronne of Foxborough as they traveled on Route 495 North in Mansfield. Following a collision, Aronne's 2007 Chevrolet 2500 pickup flipped over. Aronne was killed in the crash.

Prosecutors said in the trial that Hinds cut off Aronne while driving on the ramp, but Hinds said that Aronne's vehicle came up from behind him at a high rate of speed just before the crash. He said that he kept driving because he thought that a truck he mistook for Aronne's truck was chasing him.

Hinds has served about two years in jail on bail awaiting trial before he was able to post bail. He could be eligible for parole in a year, according to defense attorney Michael Maloney.

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