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Skip to contentAdvertisementDavid Sullivan indicted by grand jury19-year-old pleads not guilty in Cape Cod, Massachusetts boat crash that claimed life of teenage girlDavid Sullivan indicted by grand juryBARNSTABLE WITH MORE ON THIS. MATT AND JESSICA RHONDELLA. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE’VE SEEN THE DEFENDANT SINCE A GRAND JURY RETURNED SIX INDICTMENTS AGAINST HIM IN CONNECTION TO THE SUMMER’S DEADLY BOATING CRASH. DEATH OF A PERSON CAUSED BY OPERATING A VESSEL OR BOAT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATED LIQUOR. GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY, SIR. NOT GUILTY. 19 YEAR OLD DAVID SULLIVAN OF MEDFIELD, APPEARING IN BARNSTABLE SUPERIOR COURT THIS MORNING, ARRAIGNED ON CHARGES HE WAS OPERATING THIS BOAT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A JETTY ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 21ST, KILLING 17 YEAR OLD SADIE MORROW. MORROW WAS A STAR LACROSSE PLAYER IN RISING SENIOR AT DOVER SHERBORN HIGH SCHOOL WHO PLANNED ON CONTINUING TO PLAY THE SPORT IN COLLEGE. PROSECUTORS TODAY ASKED THE JUDGE THAT SULLIVAN, WHO PLED NOT GUILTY TO ALL THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM, BE HELD ON $5,000 CASH BAIL AND SURRENDER HIS PASSPORT AFTER A BARNSTABLE COUNTY GRAND JURY RETURNED SIX INDICTMENTS AGAINST HIM LAST MONTH. DAVID WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BOAT THAT NIGHT? DO YOU HAVE A MESSAGE TO SADIE’S FAMILY? I’VE GOT NOTHING TO SAY. CAN YOU GUYS JUST GIVE US SOME ROOM, PLEASE? SULLIVAN IN HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEY, DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OUTSIDE OF COURT. BUT WE’LL BE BACK HERE IN DECEMBER AS THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DEADLY CRASH CONTINUES BECAUSE THERE’S A GREAT DEAL OF DISCOVERY. I WOULD SUGGEST A DATE AS FAR AS WE CAN GO, MAYBE DECEMBER, SO THE COMMONWEALTH CAN PROVIDE WHAT WE HAVE. WE’RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING SOME INFORMATION TODAY. BUT I EXPECT IT TO BE SORT OF A LONG PROCESS IN THAT A NUMBER OF THE REPORTS ARE NOT COMPLETE YET. I DO EXPECT TO HAVE AND THE DEFENSE DID NOT OBJECT TO THE COMMONWEALTH’S REQUEST FOR BAIL. DAVID SULLIVAN, AS YOU SAW, WAS WAS ABLE TO POST THAT BAIL. HE’S GOING TO BE BACK IN COURT ON DECEMBER 14TH WITH THE PROSECUTION. ALSO TELLING THE JUDGE THAT THE STATE POLICE REPORT INTO THIS DEADLY CRASH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH.Advertisement19-year-old pleads not guilty in Cape Cod, Massachusetts boat crash that claimed life of teenage girlDavid Sullivan indicted by grand juryA 19-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday in connection with a July boating crash that killed a teenage girl in Dennis, Massachusetts. Sadie Mauro, 17, a lacrosse player who was entering her senior year at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, died in the July 21 crash.David Sullivan, 19, of Medfield, was indicted in the case by a Barnstable County grand jury, Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois said.Sullivan faces charges including the death of a person caused by operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor, possessing false RMV documents, minor in possession of alcohol, operation of a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor causing serious bodily injury and reckless or negligent operation of a vessel causing death. Sullivan pleaded not guilty to all of the charges during his arraignment in Barnstable Superior Court and was held on $5,000 bail and ordered to surrender his passport. Sullivan's attorney said his client posted bail following Tuesday's court proceedings.Mauro was among six people who were on the boat that crashed into a jetty in Sesuit Harbor.A 17-year-old boy was taken to Cape Cod Hospital to be treated for a head laceration. Officials with the Dennis Police Department, Massachusetts State Police detectives, the Massachusetts Environmental Police, Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit, Massachusetts State Police Dive Team and the Barnstable Count Dive Team were involved in the investigation. Galibois had previously described the case as a criminal investigation. "Due to the nature of this matter the Cape &amp; Islands District Attorney’s Office, will make no further comment on the charges pending against Mr. Sullivan at this time," Galibois wrote in a statement. Mauro, who also played for Mass Elite Lacrosse, was remembered as a hardworking student who was genuine and effortlessly kind."Sadie was the quintessential supportive teammate. Player of all positions. Caring for every individual on the team. Respectful of her coaches and opponents, officials. Always happy. You felt like she was a personality you could trust anything you had in her care," said Leslie Frank of Mass. Elite Lacrosse. Sullivan is due back in court in December. Video below: Students, staff mourn death of studentA 19-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday in connection with a July boating crash that killed a teenage girl in Dennis, Massachusetts. Sadie Mauro, 17, a lacrosse player who was entering her senior year at Dover-Sherborn Regional High School, died in the July 21 crash.AdvertisementDavid Sullivan, 19, of Medfield, was indicted in the case by a Barnstable County grand jury, Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois said.Sullivan faces charges including the death of a person caused by operating a vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor, possessing false RMV documents, minor in possession of alcohol, operation of a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor causing serious bodily injury and reckless or negligent operation of a vessel causing death. Sullivan pleaded not guilty to all of the charges during his arraignment in Barnstable Superior Court and was held on $5,000 bail and ordered to surrender his passport. Sullivan's attorney said his client posted bail following Tuesday's court proceedings.Mauro was among six people who were on the boat that crashed into a jetty in Sesuit Harbor.A 17-year-old boy was taken to Cape Cod Hospital to be treated for a head laceration.Officials with the Dennis Police Department, Massachusetts State Police detectives, the Massachusetts Environmental Police, Massachusetts State Police Marine Unit, Massachusetts State Police Dive Team and the Barnstable Count Dive Team were involved in the investigation. Galibois had previously described the case as a criminal investigation. "Due to the nature of this matter the Cape &amp; Islands District Attorney’s Office, will make no further comment on the charges pending against Mr. Sullivan at this time," Galibois wrote in a statement.Mauro, who also played for Mass Elite Lacrosse, was remembered as a hardworking student who was genuine and effortlessly kind."Sadie was the quintessential supportive teammate. Player of all positions. Caring for every individual on the team. Respectful of her coaches and opponents, officials. Always happy. You felt like she was a personality you could trust anything you had in her care," said Leslie Frank of Mass. Elite Lacrosse. Sullivan is due back in court in December. 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Skip to contentAdvertisementDavid Sullivan indicted by grand jury19-year-old pleads not guilty in Cape Cod, Massachusetts boat crash that claimed life of teenage girlDavid Sullivan indicted by grand juryBARNSTABLE WITH MORE ON THIS. MATT AND JESSICA RHONDELLA. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE’VE SEEN THE DEFENDANT SINCE A GRAND JURY RETURNED SIX INDICTMENTS AGAINST HIM IN CONNECTION TO THE SUMMER’S DEADLY BOATING CRASH. DEATH OF A PERSON CAUSED BY OPERATING A VESSEL OR BOAT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATED LIQUOR. GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY, SIR. NOT GUILTY. 19 YEAR OLD DAVID SULLIVAN OF MEDFIELD,...

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