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Driver facing charge after they ‘somehow ended up’ on the Green Line tracks near BC
Police did not identify the 36-year-old, who is facing a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
On the tracks:
A 36-year-old driver is facing a charge of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle after their car “somehow ended up” on the Green Line tracks near Boston College on Wednesday night, according to police.
MBTA Transit Police said the 2013 Toyota stopped on the tracks near the B Branch terminus around 10:30 p.m. Police did not identify the driver or say how their car came to rest on the tracks.
A T spokesperson confirmed the car was blocking service in and out of Boston College, and the agency warned of 15-minute delays in a post on X shortly after 11 p.m.
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The vehicle was ultimately towed away, and officials inspected the tracks and cleared the Green Line to resume service, Transit Police said. Service began running again around 11:45 p.m., the T spokesperson said.
Personal vehicles straying onto the street-level Green Line tracks isn’t an uncommon sight, much to riders’ chagrin. In two separate incidents out of Brookline last week, a rideshare driver mistakenly followed his GPS onto the tracks near Dean Road and a woman allegedly drove drunk and speeded down the right-of-way in Coolidge Corner.
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