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Jun 25, 2008 7:12 pm US/Eastern
Officer Sentenced For Crash That Killed Girl
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An officer carries the girl's mangled bicycle back to a cruiser.
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The accident happened near 83 Willow Street on the Foxboro/Sharon town line.
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A Mansfield police officer has been sentenced to serve two months in prison for an accident that killed a 10-year-old girl.
Prosecutors said 35-year-old Aaron Fine was behind the wheel of his family's landscaping truck on Dec. 2, 2006 when it struck Rose Shatz as she rode her bicycle near her Foxborough home.
Fine -- who was off duty at the time of the crash -- was found guilty last month in a bench trial of operating negligently and without the proper license. He was acquitted of the more serious charge of motor vehicle homicide.
Judge Paul Chernoff Wednesday suspended the rest of the two-year sentence for six years. Fine was ordered to undergo mental health counseling and perform 600 hours of community service. He will also be prohibited from driving for four months.
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