Yale student charged in deadly crash due back in court

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NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) -

The suspect charged in the deadly UHaul tailgating crash during last year's Yale-Harvard football game is due back in court.

Police said 21-year-old Brandon Ross, who was a Yale student, was behind the wheel of the truck that sped up as it drove into a parking lot full of tailgaters.

Three women were hit, and one died as a result.

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