Timeline
How to read this
- The crash2017 collision. 2022 jury: not guilty on the main counts.
- The flyersHedberg called the sidewalk sign speech. Then the charging file.
- Trial weekDedham. Friday killed four counts on 599. Back Monday, 9 a.m.
Grades
- DOC
- document posted
- CW
- court-watcher in the room
- TEST
- report text as posted
- ALG
- allegation not a finding
- GAP
- not on the public internet
Events
| Date | Event | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| The crash2017–2022 | ||
| 2017-11-19 | Pond Street and Lakeshore Drive, Westwood. Anne Marie McInnis strikes Rob Thomson and 6-year-old Eddie in a crosswalk (sister and dog with them). McInnis stays on scene. She tells police the sun was in her eyes and she hit gas instead of brake. | DOC |
| 2017-11-21 | Eddie dies. | DOC |
| 2018-02-07 | Norfolk DA charges McInnis: motor-vehicle homicide by negligent operation; A&B with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury; negligent operation; related moving violations. Reconstruction: solar glare not a factor. Defense (public): no alcohol, drugs, or texting. | DOC |
| 2018-03 | Arraignment. Released. No driving. Stay-away from the Thomson family as a condition of the criminal case. | DOC |
| 2022-11 | Norfolk Superior jury: not guilty on the main crash counts. Rob later calls it a “diluted, scientific, solar glare” verdict. | DOC |
| The flyers2022–2024 | ||
| 2022-11 (report signed 2023-04-24) | Hedberg 2300010973: sidewalk sign at Pond and Clapboardtree. No authority to stop it. First Amendment. Go civil. | TEST |
| 2022-12-12 | Wellesley LPR later listed as hitting Thomson’s plate (logged in 2023 Sicard supplements). | TEST |
| 2023-03-23 | Second Wellesley LPR date later listed. | TEST |
| 2023-05-15 to 05-17 | Sheehy file 2300013429 opens. Bill emails flyers. Canvas for cameras. | TEST |
| 2023-05-18 | Clermont / Fafara door-to-door. No neighbor video. | TEST |
| 2023-05 | Family obtains 258E harassment-prevention orders. Aylward later writes these were dropped by agreement after Thomson’s lawyer said posting would stop. | TEST |
| 2023-05-29 | Framingham LPR date later listed. | TEST |
| 2023-05-30 | Sicard and ACO Jolicoeur install a trail camera on the McInnis lot. Babson prayer card booked. | TEST |
| 2023-06-01 | Out-of-town LPR request recorded (Wellesley dates 2022-12-12 and 2023-03-23; Framingham 2023-05-29). | TEST |
| 2023-06-08 | Hedberg off-duty pulls the trail-cam card after Bill/Sicard ping. Honda 3:57–4:22. Plate 77RP54. Bill texts Ring. Sicard: angle wrong; asks NESPIN. | TEST |
| 2023-06-09 | Card: 12:30:41, arm out the window, flyer falling. Stills are not on the public internet. | TEST |
| 2023-07 | Aylward: posting resumes near the crash scene after the dropped-order lull. | TEST |
| 2023-07-20 | Det. Sgt. Paul Sicard’s last shift (36 years). Later listed reserve / working details. | DOC |
| 2023-12-05 | Meeting: Rob, Lt. Sheehy, Chief Silva. | TEST |
| 2023-12-17 | Aylward 2300032325. Kathy brings a flyer. Quote: “Distracted Driving Kills” / “Anne McInnis Killed 6-year old Eddie.” Healey (“Tish”) listed complainant; daughter roomed with Anne. Aylward: pass my number; dropped HPO worked a little while. | TEST |
| 2023-12-21 | Station reports Healey / Kathy (Vinci supervises). | TEST |
| 2023-12-22 to 12-28 | Sheehy 2300032927 page 2 written after the Dec 5 meeting: “world burn,” sole purpose to inflict distress. | TEST |
| 2023-12-24 | Murphy 2300033052 / CAD 2300033048. Rob stapling at Nahatan and High. Aylward pinged on his day off. Rob: he’s fine. | TEST |
| 2023-12-24 | McDonald 2300032985. Roommate’s parents (Joseph and Susan — not Sgt. Kevin McDonald). Christmas texts; “70–100 flyers.” | TEST |
| 2024-01-19 | Aylward 2400001675: “I reviewed the McInnis vs. Thomson HPO orders and determined that nothing posted violated the order.” | TEST |
| 2024-06-08 | Aylward 2400015137 (Dilalla signs). Flyers outside stay-away. Bill not sure Rob knows him. Anne unaware of the fliers. Applies for two counts of 43A citing Sheehy’s late page. | TEST |
| 2024-12 | Prosecutor later: witnesses identified a woman hanging flyers; police assumed it was Thomson. Aylward at trial: cannot find that log. | CW |
| The department2025–2026 | ||
| 2025-06 | Town congratulates Det. Lt. Christopher Aylward on MMA / Suffolk leadership certificate. | DOC |
| 2026-03 | Silva announces exit amid department “schism” (civil-service vs reform hiring; Abbatangelo termination fight — not the flyer file). | DOC |
| 2026-05-08 | Silva retires (Suffolk University PD). Michael DiLalla sworn acting chief. | DOC |
| 2026-06-30 | Framingham ends its Flock contract (statewide privacy fight). Not a Westwood Thomson audit. | DOC |
| 2026-07-20 | Select Board appoints Russell O’Neill chief, 2–1. | DOC |
| Trial weekSeptember 2026 | ||
| 2026-09-08 to 09-09 | Trial openings, Dedham District Court. Emily See inventory: 2 harassment, 3 witness intimidation, 21 HPO counts across dockets including 2654CR000599 and 2454CR1167 / 1579 / 1601. | CW |
| 2026-09-10 | Day 2. Judge shuts Zoom. Defense given ~90 pages of William McInnis–Aylward texts for the first time. Bradl: fourth late production. Will not cross until he reads them. | CW |
| 2026-09-10 | Westwood PD Flock letter: searches need reason + case number; Det. Lt. runs them; Chief O’Neill audits. No public line that Thomson’s plate was run under a Westwood case number. | DOC |
| 2026-09-11 | Day 3 / Friday. Bradl seeks dismissal or Bowden / lost-evidence instruction. Aylward: cannot find Dec 2024 woman-with-flyers log. Judge: serious continuous discovery violations; dismissal denied. Directed verdicts NG on 2654CR000599 counts 2, 3, 5, 6. Denied on counts 1 and 4. Other dockets unclear. Back Monday 9 a.m. | CW |
Still missing from the public file
- 90-page text dump
- trail-cam / NESPIN / LPR stills
- 258E order PDFs
- IAD / Giglio
- 2022 trial transcript
- tox from 2017
- official map of counts 1 and 4 to statutes
Sources
WCVB / NBC Boston / Boston 25 (crash and verdict); Erin Lundberg report photos; Emily See and Grant Smith Ellis trial notes; Westwood PD roster and Flock letter; town swearing-in posts.