Crime & Safety
Cambridge Man Cited In Arlington Hit-And-Run
Police say an 80-year-old man was behind the wheel of a car that struck a pedestrian on Mass. Ave. Saturday.
ARLINGTON, MA — Police have identified the driver in a hit-and-run on Mass. Ave. Saturday night. An 80-year-old Cambridge man will be cited for leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash with injuries, police said.
Officers responded to the 100 block of Mass. Ave. around 10:15 p.m. Saturday and found a 48-year-old Baldwinville man lying in the roadway. The man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
He was in stable condition as of Sunday morning.
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"We would like to thank the Cambridge Police Department and the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section for their assistance with the investigation," Chief Juliann Flaherty said in a statement. "Thanks to all of their help, we’ve been able to identify the operator of the vehicle."
The driver will be arraigned in Cambridge District Court.
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