Crime & Safety
Unlicensed Newton Driver Strikes MBTA Bus, Flees: Transit Police
MBTA Transit Police said the man was charged after police located him following the crash on Mount Auburn Street on Monday morning.
NEWTON, MA — A Newton man is facing charges after MBTA Transit Police said he rear-ended a bus on Mount Auburn Street while driving without a license and fled the scene on Monday morning.
Police said the 36-year-old man struck the bus, abandoned the SUV and ran away from the scene.
One person was injured in the crash.
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Video of the crash can be found here.
Police said the driver was located by police and arrested. He was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, operating a stolen vehicle, and driving with a suspended license.
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The vehicle was towed from the scene.
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