STOUGHTON, Mass. — A 38-year-old Whitman man is facing charges after he was accused of driving under the influence when he hit a woman attempting to cross a Stoughton street Sunday night.
Police said the unidentified woman was crossing Park Street around 9:30 p.m. when she was hit by a van driven by Vario Martins.
The victim was taken to a Boston hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
“All I know, he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, so we did a field sobriety test on him and took him into custody,” Stoughton police Lt. John Bonney said.
The intersection where the woman was hit was closed for hours while police investigated the incident.
Martins faces charges including OUI, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and driving without a license.
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