A four-vehicle crash on Squire Road in Revere sent five people to the hospital in the early morning hours, after police say a driver entered the roadway at a high rate of speed and caused a rollover. Mario Valente Aguilar, a 29-year-old Somerville man, is facing charges of operating under the influence and reckless operation in connection with the crash.
Revere police responded to the reported four-vehicle crash on Squire Road around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to WHDH. Officials told the station that Aguilar entered Squire Road at a high rate of speed before the crash, and that his vehicle rolled over, causing the collision.
Five people were transported to the hospital following the crash, including the operator of the suspect vehicle and its passenger, per the station's report. All five sustained non-life-threatening injuries, officials said. Aguilar is expected to face charges of operating under the influence and reckless operation, the same account notes.
What Massachusetts Law Says About the Charges
A conviction for operating under the influence in Massachusetts carries fines between $500 and $5,000, up to 2.5 years in a house of correction, and a mandatory one-year license suspension, according to Gens & Stanton, P.C. The reckless operation charge Aguilar faces is a separate misdemeanor under state law that can bring up to two years in a house of correction, fines up to $1,000, and a minimum 60-day license loss, as reported by Bowser Law.
Whether Aguilar's exposure could grow depends on medical findings that have not yet been made public. If evaluations determine any of the five hospitalized victims suffered serious bodily injury — defined under state law as an injury creating a substantial risk of death, total disability, or long-term loss of bodily function — an OUI crash can escalate to a felony carrying a mandatory minimum six-month jail sentence and up to 10 years in state prison, according to Boston OUI Lawyer. It remains unclear whether chemical breath test results have been finalized in Aguilar's case, and Massachusetts' implied consent law separately triggers an immediate 180-day administrative license suspension for drivers 21 and older who refuse such testing, per Mass.gov.
First-time OUI defendants in Massachusetts are often eligible for the state's 24D program, which allows probation and an alcohol education course in place of jail time, alongside a reduced 45-to-90-day license suspension, according to the Serpa Law Office. It is not yet known whether Aguilar's arraignment date in Chelsea District Court has been scheduled.
A Familiar Trouble Spot for Crashes
Squire Road, also known as Route 60, has a documented history of collisions. The roadway recorded 29 motor vehicle crashes between 2022 and 2024, making it the third most crash-prone named road in Revere, according to data reported by ThatCarHitMe. Citywide, Revere logged 2,298 police-reported crashes over that same three-year span, ranking 40th among all 349 Massachusetts municipalities for overall collision volume.
MassDOT road inventory data shows Squire Road is a state-jurisdiction arterial with a posted speed limit of 30 mph that widens to as many as six travel lanes at intersections such as Charger Street, according to WalkMassachusetts. The corridor has seen violent wrecks before: in September 2022, a car flipped onto its side and caught fire on Squire Road, and a passing rideshare driver pulled a woman and child from the burning vehicle, per CBS News.
Statewide, traffic fatalities have been trending downward. Massachusetts traffic deaths fell 3% in 2025 to 352, down from 363 the year before, mirroring a 6.7% nationwide drop, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data reported by Agency Checklists. Sunday's crash is the latest in a string of serious multi-vehicle collisions in Revere; Hoodline previously reported on a stolen truck crash that hospitalized two people in July.
