Crime & Safety
Man Arrested for Hit and Run on Lansdowne Street
A female victim was transported to Beth-Israel Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Boston Police arrested a Peabody man on charges that he hit a pedestrian with a car on Lansdowne Street early Sunday morning and took off.
Police said officers on patrol on the area witnessed the accident, in which a Mercury Grand Marquis struck a female victim crossing the street around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday.
The victim, a 33-year-old Revere woman, suffered non-fatal injuries to her right leg and right shoulder, as well as a laceration to her face, according to the District Attorney's office. She was transported to Beth Israel Hospital.
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Police said they attempted to stop the vehicle but were unable to. Using a description sent out over the radio, other officers in the Boylston Street area located a vehicle matching their description.
Everett Strauss, 30, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident and possession of a class D substance.
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