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A woman who survived a fiery crash that claimed the lives of four Maine Maritime Academy students is facing charges because she's accused of facilitating conduct that led to the tragedy.
At her arraignment Thursday morning, Noelle Tavares, 21, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, denied responsibility for the December 2022 crash that killed four of her Maine Maritime Academy classmates.
Tavares, who was 20-years-old at the time of the crash, was one of three people who survived, but she was not the driver.
At the same time, charges have been dropped against another person
Noelle Tavares of Massachusetts was indicted Friday by a Hancock County Jury on 13 counts, including four counts of manslaughter.