Crime & Safety

Trial Date Set for 2013 Arborway Crash

Nikolas Papadopoulos, a West Roxbury teen, is being charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle.

A trial date has been set for Nikolas Papadopoulos, a West Roxbury teen, who was involved in a 2013 motor vehicle crash on the Arborway that injured five people, including two seriously.

Papadopoulos’ trial will start on March 3, 2015 after the 19-year-old was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The trial will be held in Brighton Municipal Court.

According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office:

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“Papadopoulos was operating a 2003 Mazda Tribute westbound on the Arborway at approximately 2 p.m. on the date of the crash. Also in the vehicle were three younger passengers: a 14-year-old from Chestnut Hill, another 14-year-old from West Roxbury, and a 15-year-old also from West Roxbury. Prosecutors say Papadopoulos was travelling well over the speed limit when his vehicle crossed the center line and crashed into a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck.

“The truck’s driver, a 33-year-old Dorchester man, suffered life-altering injuries. His passenger, a 34-year-old Quincy man, suffered less serious injuries.

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“One of Papadopoulos’ 14-year-old passengers suffered a life-altering brain injury after being ejected from the vehicle; the other 14-year-old passenger was seriously injured. Neither was wearing his seatbelt. The 15-year-old passenger suffered less serious injuries. Papadopoulos, who had to be extricated from the SUV, was also injured in the crash.”

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