A 37-year-old man was killed in a single motorcycle crash on Route 18 in the Union Street area in the early morning of Aug. 3.

A man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Route 18 in New Bedford on Aug. 3, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III. New Bedford police responded to Route 18 in the area of Union Street around 2:30 a.

Benjamin Hayes, 43, of Wentzville, and his 16-year-old son Max died. The charges against Page could be a litmus test for a charge that has, until now, mostly been used by state ethics authorities to issue civil fines.