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Driver charged with murder after allegedly intentionally running over man in Jackson Square
The incident took place early Thursday morning at the intersection of Ritchie Street and Columbus Avenue.
A Hyde Park man was arraigned Friday on a murder charge for allegedly running over a pedestrian with his SUV in Roxbury.
Maximo Mazanett, 54, is accused of intentionally hitting the victim, identified as Thomas J. Ruffen, Boston 25 News reported.
Early Thursday morning, shortly before 5 a.m., Boston police responded to the scene at the intersection of Ritchie Street and Columbus Avenue near Jackson Square after receiving a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a motor vehicle, the department said in a statement.
At the scene, officers said they found the victim, an adult male, suffering from serious injuries. He was later pronounced dead.
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Police investigated and soon arrested Mazanett after they reportedly identified him as the driver.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately return a request for more details on the investigation.
Mazanett, who reportedly worked as an MBTA bus driver and was off-duty at the time of the incident, was ordered to be held on a $250,000 cash bail, Boston 25 reported.
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