Stoughton Man Charged Following Fatal Canton Crash

A Stoughton man, who police say was driving the car involved in an early Saturday morning crash on Bolivar Street in Canton that killed a Curry College student, is facing several charges, including motor vehicle homicide, wrote Norfolk County District Attorney's Office spokesman David Traub in a Sunday afternoon email to the media.

Sean Jackman, 24, has also been charged with operating under the influence, speeding and marked lanes violations, Traub wrote.

He is expected to be arraigned Monday morning at Boston Medical Center, where he is hospitalized with injuries received in the crash.

Canton police responded to the single car crash Saturday, May 11 at about 12:05 a.m., according to the DA's office.

Evan Bard, 20, from Agawam, was killed instantly. She was a junior at Curry College in Milton studying nursing and was a member of the school's cheerleading team.  

Jackman suffered head injuries. Jackman and Bard were the only two in the car. They were coming from a wedding, where Jackman was the best man, WCVB-TV reports. 

"Based on a preliminary investigation, it appears that the operator of a Toyota Corolla was traveling westbound on Bolivar Street when it struck a wall and immediately thereafter a tree," according to the DA's office.

In a followup advisory released to members of the media Monday morning, Traub wrote, "The case of Commonwealth v. Sean Jackman will be prosecuted by the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest; the defendant had a summer internship with the [Norfolk County District Attorney's Office] in 2006 and is also [the] nephew of a former employee."