BARRE — A 20-year-old North Brookfield woman was arraigned in Worcester Superior Court Thursday on charges connected to a December 2025 single-vehicle crash in Barre that killed two passengers.
According to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr., Faith O’Rourke was arraigned on two counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of manslaughter by motor vehicle, two counts of motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, two counts of motor vehicle homicide by operating under the influence and reckless operation, one count of operating under the influence, and one count of negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
Bail was set at $5,000. Conditions of her release include that O’Rourke have no contact with and stay away from the victims’ families and any witnesses, refrain from driving, remain alcohol-free, and submit to random screenings.
The charges stem from a crash on Dec. 26, 2025, when a BMW driven by O’Rourke exited the roadway on Hubbardston Road in Barre, according to the district attorney’s office.
Two passengers in the BMW, 20-year-old Connor Post and 19-year-old Michael Publicover, died as a result of the crash.
The crash remains under investigation by the Barre Police Department, Massachusetts State Police detectives assigned to the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
