Police charge driver in Packard's Corner fireball case

Boston Police report they have filed a variety of charges against Timothy Newton, 38, of Revere, related to yesterday's multi-block, multi-vehicle pileup that ended with exploding cars and the shutdown of the Packard's Corner intersection.

Newton, driver of the medical-supply truck police that careened into Packard's Corner, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident (property damage), leaving the scene of an accident (personal injury) and driving to endanger. Oh, yeah, and his driver's license has been suspended, which should be nothing new to Newton, whom Channel 4 reports has a rather lengthy set of notations in his RMV record, none of them good. Newton said he blacked out just before the accidents.

Earlier:
Packard's Corner goes boom - with links to photos, video and witness accounts.