The driver accused of crashing his car into an Apple store in Hingham in November of last year, killing one person and injuring 19 others, has been ordered to undergo a mental evaluation after reappearing in court over an alleged violation of bail conditions.
Bradley Rein, 53, of Hingham, was originally arrested and charged after his 2019 Toyota 4Runner ended up inside the Derby Street Shops store.
Rein was released in December 2022 on $100,000 bail with a stipulations including a requirement that he wear a GPS tracking device.
Roughly one year later, Rein ended up back in court this week after, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office, he allegedly let the battery of his GPS monitoring device die. The DA’s office said Rein then didn’t answer phone calls from his case manager or answer his door when police conducted a welfare check on the night of Dec. 22.
The incident came months after Rein was arrested for similarly letting the GPS bracelet die back in September, according to court documents.
Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to revoke Rein’s bail. As they did so, Rein’s attorney argued the violation was not severe enough to warrant such a response.
“The only issue was not charging the electronic monitor,” said attorney Joan Fund. “So, I would submit to the court that revoking his bail or being held without bail is not necessary.”
While Rein was in court, a doctor testified that she had concerns that the 53-year-old is not currently mentally competent as he seemed confused and disoriented during her assessment of him.
The judge ultimately ruled that Rein be held without bail as he is evaluated for 20 days at a Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Services facility.
Rein is now due back in court on Jan. 16, at which point the judge said the court will address the prosecution’s motion to revoke bail.
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