A routine traffic stop turned hazardous for a Shrewsbury police officer after his cruiser was rammed by another vehicle on Boston Turnpike. Officer Tim Charland was inside his cruiser having completed a traffic stop when at 9:15 p.m, a Chevy Malibu collided with his parked vehicle, CBS Boston reported. The officer along with the driver of the Malibu sustained minor injuries during the incident that occurred on January 12.
According to the local police department press release as well as accounts from Shrewsbury.comunicas.org and CBS Boston, Charland's cruiser, marked by its engaged blue lights and stationary on the side of the road suffered significant damage to its left side and rear tire, the collision rendered the cruiser inoperable and both individuals were promptly transported to UMASS Memorial where they were treated for their injuries and later released.
In the midst of addressing this vehicular chaos, authorities disclosed the arrest of a passenger identified as 24-year-old Christian George of Worcester, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for destruction of property out of the Milford District Court, as per details from a Community Advocate press release.
The circumstances behind the crash are still under scrutiny, with the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council's Crash Reconstruction team stepping in to shed light on this event, but while they and the Shrewsbury police are continuing their investigation no information regarding the identity of the driver involved or any potential charges has been released at this time.
