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TAUNTON, Mass., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts man told police he was typing a text message when he lost control of his car, killing a teenage boy, a prosecutor said Friday.
Craig Bigos of Taunton appeared in court in Bristol County. He was freed on $1,000 bail after being charged with motor vehicle homicide and leaving the scene of an accident, The Boston Globe reported.
Prosecutor Aaron Strojny said Bigos also said he did not realize he had hit Earman Machado, 13, in Taunton until hours after he struck the boy's bicycle. Bigos told police he believed he had hit a mailbox.
The boy, who was spending Wednesday night at a friend's house in Taunton, was hit early Thursday morning. The two teenagers had gone out to meet some girls.
The friend tried to call police after Earman was hit but was unable to reach them on his cell phone.
Bigos turned himself in Thursday afternoon.
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