TEWKSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - A Lawrence man who authorities say crashed his van into a police cruiser in Tewksbury on Tuesday has been charged with negligently operating a motor vehicle.
Jorge Joel Gomez Guzman, 21, was traveling westbound on Route 133 around 6:46 a.m. when he crossed into the opposite lane and struck the cruiser head-on, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan’s Office.
Guzman and the officer were transported to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
Guzman also faces a charge for having an improperly registered vehicle.
Additional charges may be issued as authorities continue investigating the crash, the DA’s office said.
An arraignment has not been scheduled at this time.
Injured Tewksbury police officer released from the hospital..she was working overnight shift when she was hit head on #7news pic.twitter.com/HriIGdGHDB
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) May 7, 2019
Driver who plowed head on into a Tewksbury police cruiser is now under arrest..details at noon on 7 #7news pic.twitter.com/yBHi8HmtqZ
— Steve Cooper (@scooperon7) May 7, 2019
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