Crime & Safety

Stoughton Man Sentenced to Prison for Fatal Drunk Driving Accident

A 20-year-old Curry College student was killed in the May 2013 crash.

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A Stoughton man was sentenced to 3-5 years in state prison on Friday after being charged in connection with a drunk driving crash that killed 20-year-old Evan Bard in May 2013, NECN reported.

Sean Jackman, 25, of Stoughton, reportedly changed his plea to guilty on Friday to a charge of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence, and a manslaughter charge was subsequently dropped, according to NECN.

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