Crime & Safety

Alert Driver Avoids 'Extremely Drunk' Teen Passed Out On Hill: PD

Hingham police said it serves as a reminder to parents and teens during prom and graduation season.

Police said the teen was passed-out in the middle of the road in front of oncoming traffic.
Police said the teen was passed-out in the middle of the road in front of oncoming traffic. (Hingham police)

HINGHAM, MA — Police said a tragedy was avoided when an alert driver stopped before running over an "extremely drunk" teen passed out on a blind hill in the early morning. The teen was seen laying across the ground at 4:30 a.m. in a police dashcam image.

Police said the incident serves as a reminder to parents and teens as prom and graduation season nears.

Hingham police

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