A Toyota sedan driven by a Cambridge resident hit another car and flipped over, according to witness accounts. The accident took place at the intersection of Erie and Magazine streets Saturday afternoon.
Cambridge Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services personnel responded to reports of an accident around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to police Sgt. Robert Reardon. In an email on Sunday Reardon noted that the sedan had hit a parked vehicle before flipping over. Reardon stated that Fire Department personnel were able to extricate the driver from the vehicle. The driver, who has not been identified, “was taken to a a local hospital for treatment of injuries that are believed to be non-life-threatening.”
As of Sunday afternoon, Reardon said the accident’s cause is still under investigation. In answer to a request from Cambridge Day on Wednesday, Reardon noted that “the operator, a Cambridge resident, will be summonsed to Cambridge District Court on a charge of Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle as a result of this crash.”
Reardon noted that several witnesses told police they saw the vehicle traveling at high rate of speed before hitting a parked car and flipping over. He noted that the police do not name people who are summonsed to court but have not been arrested.
This story was updated to add information about the vehicle driver being summonsed to court.ย
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