SOUTH HADLEY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Westfield woman is facing criminal charges after prosecutors say she was using her cellphone when she hit and killed an 88-year-old man in South Hadley.
Erin M. OConnor, 38, was arraigned Monday in Eastern Hampshire District Court on charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, operating a motor vehicle while sending/reading an electronic message, and committing a crosswalk violation in connection with the Aug. 29 crash that killed Michihiro Yoshida as he was crossing the street, according to a spokesman for the Hampshire District Attorney’s Office.
O’Connor was released on her personal recognizance and is due back in court on Jan. 18.
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