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.
UPDATE: Driver charged.
A box truck driver says he blacked out around 7:15 this morning, causing a multi-vehicle collision that ended in explosions and the shutdown of the intersection of Comm. Ave. and Brighton Ave. - and, of course, Green Line service through the area.
The Suffolk County District Attorney's office says Kim Jeonghyun, 25, smashed into a Colorado college student who had just gotten out of a taxi at Packard's Corner Saturday morning.
The victim sustained serious injuries, but is expected to survive. Jeonghyun is charged with drunk driving, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident.
Prosecutors charge she was speeding down Comm. Ave., with no headlight on, when she hit the woman near the supermarket. She allegedly continued driving after hitting the woman; only smashing into two parked cars made her stop.
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