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  • What new details emerged in the fatal Manchester cellphone-driving case?

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📰 News we're reading

• Driver charged in Manchester girl's death was ticketed again for cellphone use weeks later (newstimes.com) — Manchester residents are learning more about the June crash that killed 4-year-old Akari Cortes, as police say the driver accused of using his cellphone was ticketed again for the same offense weeks later. Both the driver and the child's parents, who face risk-of-injury charges, have upcoming court dates in Manchester and Hartford Superior Courts.
   

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