"The victim, Alfredo Alves, 23, was found unresponsive early Monday morning near the intersection of Battles Street and Cross Street, according to a Brockton police report filed in court. He was taken to Boston Medical Center South, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Hayes was off duty at the time of the incident and allegedly hit Alves following a day of drinking with his friends, Stephen Bruning and Michael Cattaneo."
"He was driving a 2022 Ford Explorer SUV registered to Bruning's wife when the collision occurred, according to court filings. Bruning told police that he, Hayes, and Cattaneo were at another friend's house in Avon to watch a Daytona 500 race Sunday, according to the police report. At around 7:30 p.m., they left to go to the Boardroom Cabaret, a strip club in Brockton, where they stayed for about two hours."
"Hayes drove home instead, and - about six minutes after the men left the Boardroom Cabaret - he allegedly hit something. Bruning, who was riding in the passenger seat, told investigators that he didn't see what they hit, but felt the vehicle jolt and saw that the windshield was damaged, police wrote in court filings. Bruning told Hayes to stop, but he allegedly insisted that they hit a snowbank and told him that they would deal with it when they got home."
Thomas Hayes, 36, a Hanover police officer, is charged with motor vehicle homicide by a negligent operator and leaving the scene of personal injury or death after a pedestrian was struck and killed in Brockton. The victim, Alfredo Alves, 23, was found unresponsive near Battles Street and Cross Street and pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center South. Hayes was off duty following a day of drinking with friends; he was driving a 2022 Ford Explorer registered to a friend's wife. A passenger reported feeling a jolt, seeing windshield damage, and Hayes later claimed they hit a snowbank instead of stopping.
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