Crime & Safety

UPDATED - Police: Drunk Driver Strikes Detail Officer

A Nashua, N.H. woman was arrested Sunday night for OUI, after striking a detail officer, according to Framingham Police.

UPDATED 12:45 p.m.

arrested a Nashua, N.H. woman Sunday night at 11 at 100 Concord St.

Maria Barriga, 34, of 107 Pine St. struck a detail officer, at the intersection of Concord and Frederick streets at 10:45 p.m.

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The male officer was struck by the front quarter panel of the vehicle and again by the vehicle's mirror according to Framingham Police Lt. Ron Brandolini.

He was taken to

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The officer has not been identified. The extent of his injuries are unknown, said  Brandolini.

Barriga was charged with operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident and refusing to stop for police.

 

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A detail officer was struck at the corner of Concord Street and Frederick Street at 10:45 p.m. Sunday night, according to initial scanner reports. 

Ambulances transported the officer to MetroWest Medical Center. 

Police later stopped a vehicle suspected in the incident, the report said. 

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