Woburn police looking for man who allegedly assaulted officer, then hit pedestrian with car
Woburn police are looking for a man who allegedly assaulted an officer and seriously injured a pedestrian with his car while fleeing the scene of a theft on Wednesday.
According to authorities, police said they received a call reporting a theft near the intersection of New Boston and Merrimac streets around 9 a.m. At the scene, Tyson Delgado, 29, of Winthrop, was being interviewed by police when he allegedly assaulted the officer, police said. The officer was not seriously injured, according to police.
Police said that Delgado then fled the scene in a white Chevrolet Sedan. While trying to escape police, he allegedly struck a 65-year old man in a crosswalk while speeding down a narrow side street. Police said the victim was carried on the hood of the car for several hundred feet before falling off. He was taken to Lahey Hospital and Medical Center with serious injuries, according to police.
Delgado continued to drive to Green Street before abandoning the car, police said.
Woburn, Winchester, and the Massachusetts State Police K-9 unit, searched the area, but did not find Delgado. He is wanted for larceny, assault and battery, and leaving the scene of an accident after causing serious personal injury, police said.
“This suspect has no regard for the safety of others as evidenced by this morning’s events,’’ Acting Chief of Police Robert Rufo said in a statement.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Woburn police at 781-933-1212.
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