Crime & Safety

Man Crashed Car While Drunk, Fled Scene: Hingham Police

Police say a Weymouth man crashed his car on Derby Street.

Information in this article is from the Hingham Police Log. Arrests and charges mentioned do not imply conviction.

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HINGHAM, MA -A Weymouth man crashed his car in Hingham and fled the scene, police said.

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Kyle Gibbs, 19, was arrested early Monday morning and charged with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation so as to endanger, marked lanes violation, and underage possession of liquor, according to the Hingham Police Log.

At 1:33 a.m., police received a report of a one-car crash near Best Chevrolet on Derby Street. At the scene, police found a passenger with a possible neck injury, while the driver, identified as Gibbs, fled on foot.

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Police were able to locate and arrest Gibbs shortly afterwards while the passenger was transported to South Shore Hospital.

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