Parking Space Fight in Swampscott Leads to Citation

SWAMPSCOTT, MA - After a video of physical altercation over a handicapped parking spot in Swampscott went viral this week, one of the men has been issued a citation by Swampscott Police, according to WHDH.

The altercation was caught on camera by a local woman who witnessed the incident in the parking lot of the Boston Market at 505 Paradise Road in Swampscott.

In the video a younger man push an older man, knocking him to the ground after the two got into a shouting match.

A younger man was sitting in his running car in the handicap spot when the elderly man drove up and asked why he was parked there since he is not disabled. The drivers got close to each other and the younger man ended up pushing the elderly man, causing him to fall back.

According to the witness, the elderly man got up again and the two started fighting. Again, the younger man pushed the senior to the ground. At that point, the witness had stopped filming and called the police.

The elderly man, later identified as Henry Tufo of Revere, said, “I have emphysema and had a part of my lung removed and I can’t walk very far, I’m only good for a few steps so if someone parks here and I have to park at the end of the parking lot its hard for me to do it.”

Swampscott Police said the younger man seen pushing the elderly man received a $100 ticket for parking in a handicap spot. You can read the full article on WHDH here.

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