A lady killed a moped driver and crashed right into a police cruiser close to MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, final week, prosecutors mentioned Wednesday.
Lauren Mullins, of Roselle Park, New Jersey, was arrested on fees of drunken and negligent driving on the scene of the crash on Friday on the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Road, based on the Middlesex County District Lawyer’s Workplace and Cambridge police.
Investigators imagine Mullins was driving an SUV towards Boston on Massachusetts Avenue when she hit the moped, being pushed by 73-year-old Daniel O’Neil, of Boston, from behind about 1:21 a.m., officers mentioned. O’Neil was rushed to Massachusetts Basic Hospital, the place he died.
Mullins’ SUV additionally hit an MIT Police cruiser forward of her, based on the officers, who mentioned that Cambridge police arrested her on fees of working beneath the affect of liquor, inflicting severe bodily damage, and negligent operation of a motorized vehicle.
The lady was arraigned on the costs on Friday, the place bail was set at $15,000 and she or he was ordered to not drink, do medicine or drive, and undergo random alcohol and drug screenings whereas staying in Massachusetts. Officers additionally famous that her bail was revoked on one other case in Boston Municipal Court docket.
It wasn’t instantly clear if Mullins had an lawyer who might communicate to the costs towards her. She’s due again in courtroom Thursday for a bail listening to that was superior due to O’Neil’s dying.
State and native police have been nonetheless investigating the crash, officers mentioned Wednesday.