A woman was hit by a driver fleeing police in Back Bay, according to witnesses
The victim was brought to a local hospital, suffering an arm injury.
A woman was struck by a car in Back Bay on Monday night as she was walking near the restaurant Deuxave. The incident was a result of a car crash in which a car fleeing Northeastern University police collided with a Verizon truck and jumped the curb, striking the woman as a result, according to witnesses.
According to Boston Police, the victim suffered an arm injury and was brought to a local hospital.
Witnesses tell NewsCenter 5 that it appeared the vehicle was fleeing from police when a chain-reaction crash took place. https://t.co/ZKFfKGaYaj
— WCVB-TV Boston (@WCVB) July 14, 2020
Northeastern University police told Boston.com on Tuesday that the car was initially going the wrong way on a way-street near the campus, and when police attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled the scene. Shortly afterwards, they saw the same vehicle crash about two blocks away.
“Upon reaching the scene they were able to render aid to a pedestrian who had been struck by the vehicle, and apprehend the driver who fled the scene on foot,” according to a statement from Northeastern police. “NUPD leadership immediately commenced an investigation into all of the circumstances.”
Dina Perelli was driving the Verizon truck through the intersection of Commonwealth and Massachusetts avenues when the car “came out of nowhere,” drove straight through a red light and hit her vehicle, she said.
“I had the green light coming through the intersection. He came through the red light, hit me, he spinned and ended up on the sidewalk and hit a woman on the sidewalk,” Perelli told WCVB. “He came out of nowhere. I didn’t even see him … Before I knew it, he hit me.”
Perelli also said that she saw the driver of the vehicle get out of his car and run. Boston police have taken the man into custody.
Meanwhile, Christopher Coombs, co-owner and chef of Deuxave, said that he is thankful that more people did not get hurt. His restaurant was closed at the time, but the incident did damage the fence outside of Deuxave and left glass everywhere.
“I just feel thankful that we didn’t have a patio full of people with a speeding vehicle crashing into the railing and glass spraying everywhere,” Coombs told WCVB. “It could have been a lot, lot worse.”
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