FRANKLIN, Mass. —

A Franklin, Massachusetts, man was indicted on new charges in connection with a Memorial Day weekend crash that killed a woman and her 5-year-old daughter.

James N. Blanchard V, 22, was arraigned on two counts of manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol and one count of driving under the influence of alcohol causing serious bodily injury.

On May 24, Blanchard's truck crossed into oncoming traffic on Grove Street and collided with a vehicle carrying Minaben Patel, 38, and her daughter, Krisha, 5. The child died that day, and Patel died 10 days later. Patel's 14-year-old son was seriously injured.

The driver of the car, Patel's husband and the children's father, Atulkumar Patel, was not seriously injured.

According to police, Blanchard had multiple ope

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