SPRINGFIELD - New Haven resident Aaron Thorne has been indicted by a Hampden County Grand Jury for his role in the crash that killed four passengers on Union Street in January.

The 18-year-old was indicted on four counts of manslaughter, four counts of negligent vehicular homicide, one count of receiving a stolen motor vehicle and one count of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, according the Hampden District Attorney's office.

The crash occurred Union and Maple streets on Jan. 17.

It took the lives of 20-year-old Andrew Savage, of Springfield, and three Central High School seniors -- Katrina Maisonet Jones, Adrianna Hernandez and Cassidy Spence.

Thorne, who was seriously injured in the crash, was arraigned on homicide charges and other charges in his room at Baystate Medical Center on Feb. 16.

He denied four counts of manslaughter; four counts of homicide by reckless operation of a motor vehicle; speeding; receiving a stolen vehicle; reckless operation of a motor vehicle; and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

During that arraignment, bail was set at $100,000 cash or a million dollars surety.

The crash occurred about 8:12 p.m. as state troopers, assigned to a gang unit, were on routine patrol in the area, according to the Hampden District Attorney's office.

The troopers saw a Jeep Grand Cherokee idling on Ridgewood place, near the former Ring Nursing Home. They activated their vehicle's emergency lights and approached with flashlights.

Before they could establish verbal contact with the occupants of the Grand Cherokee, however, it sped off at a high rate of speed.

The troopers returned to their vehicle, deactivated its emergency lights and attempted to find the Grand Cherokee.

The troopers came upon the scene of the crash approximately three-tenths of a mile away.

Investigators determined that the Grand Cherokee was reported stolen to the Milford, Conn. Police Department on January 14.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the SUV reached a very high-rate of speed and became airborne while traveling through the intersection of Union and Maple streets and then struck a tree.