MEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - A violent crash in Medford sent five people to the hospital Thursday night, according to state police.
Troopers arriving to the scene on the Mystic Valley Parkway near Pine Ridge Road around 6 p.m. found two people seriously injured and three with minor injuries following a head-on collision.
All were been taken to Massachusetts General Hospital for treatment.
State police say the operator, 22-year-old Helser Msaravia, of Chelsea , was traveling in the southbound lane when, for reasons still under investigation, he swerved into oncoming traffic and struck another car head-on.
Msaravia was ordered held on $20,000 bail and is facing several charges including, operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation.
The road was temporarily closed while officers conduct their investigation.
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