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The driver involved inthe Massachusetts Apple store crashtold police his foot got “stuck on the accelerator” when he plowed into the business on Monday, killing one person and injuring at least 19 others.

He pleaded not guilty to the charges, Cruz indicated.

Rein told police that his foot became stuck on the gas pedal of his 2019 Toyota 4Runner prior to the crash, the district attorney said in a press release on Tuesday.

The Hingham resident claimed he waslooking for an eyeglasses storeat the time of the crash, court documents said, according to FOX affiliate WFXT.

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Law enforcement official, center, examines an SUV inside an Apple store, in Hingham, Mass.

At Rein’s arraignment on Tuesday, Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney David Cutshall said the South Shore man claimed hetried using his left foot to brake"but was unable to stop the vehicle" before smashing into the store, according to NBC Boston.

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Kevin Bradley, 65, of Wayne, N.J., was the lone victim killed in the crash, the district attorney said in Tuesday’s release.

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Friends of Bradley told NBC Boston that he “was a great man who took care of his family.” They said the grandfather of three had proposed to his girlfriend the day before the deadly crash.

Eighteen patients were transported to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Cruz said in Tuesday’s release. Eight patients were still hospitalized there, he added.

“Most of (the victims) sustained serious bodily injury,” Cutshell said, according toThe Patriot Ledger.

Woman is tearful while standing behind police tape at a scene where an SUV drove into an Apple store, in the Derby Street Shops, in Hingham, Mass.

Rein’s court-appointed lawyer, Alison King, said her client “was cooperative with police” following the crash, theLedgerreported.

“Though the outcome of thisaccident was horrific… It was just that. It was an accident,” King said during Tuesday’s hearing, per the report.

Rein will be prohibited from operating a motor vehicle should he post bail, Cruz said in Tuesday’s release. He is due back in court on Dec. 22.

source: people.com