DA: Teen driver was on drugs when he struck, killed pedestrian in Medford

MEDFORD, Mass. — A teenager is in custody Monday morning after being accused of running down pedestrians and a dog in Medford.

The chaotic incident began around 5 p.m. Sunday in the area of Emerald and Spring streets when, according to investigators, the unidentified male driver hit and killed a woman. The woman was identified as 64-year-old Judith Moses of Brookline.

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After that, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Medford Police Chief Leo Sacco said the teen then continued to travel on Spring Street where he then hit a man and woman who were walking a dog.

“I heard the engine rev as it got closer to the corner and that’s when I heard the impact,” Mike Corrado, an employee at Ronny's Place, said. "First thing I saw was a man on the ground asking to call 911 as soon as we could. And I saw what looked like a dog on its side. It didn’t seem to be moving. I saw a woman on the ground rolling around on the ground looking like she was in terrible pain.”

The dog was killed, and the two victims were taken to a hospital. Those victims remain in the hospital with serious injuries.

“I’m shaken more than anything because it could have been me going out there to do a delivery or grab something, it could have been anyone," Corrado said.

The teen eventually stopped after crashing into a Citizen’s Bank near Yeoman’s Avenue and was taken into custody by police.

On Monday afternoon, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office announced the 17-year-old has been charged with operating under the influence causing serious bodily injury, leaving the scene of an accident causing death, operating to endanger and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in connection the fatal crash.

After being taken into custody, the teen was examined by a drug recognition expert who determined he was operating under the influence of a drug.

The driver’s identity has not been released because of his age, according to police.

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