City Councilor Kendra Lara has issued an apology for crashing right into a Jamaica Plain dwelling, an incident that has sparked fierce response from officers and residents.
“We’re all accountable for our actions, and I’m no different, so I offer my sincerest apologies to everyone, especially the people of D6,” Lara stated in an open letter connected to a Saturday morning tweet. “As your Councilor, I will continue to steward our collective vision at City Hall and work hard to earn and maintain your trust.”
The assertion comes greater than every week after Lara drove what she calls in her tweet a “friend’s car” right into a Centre Street dwelling in Jamaica Plain on June 30. A Boston Police report alleges that the automobile was unregistered and that Lara’s license was revoked.
Authorities filed a 51A little one abuse or neglect report with the Department of Children and Families, as a result of her 7-year-old son, Zaire, not being in a automobile seat as required, in response to the police report. The boy was injured within the crash, and was handled at Children’s Hospital in Boston.
“I am grateful for my family, friends and neighbors who have been by our side and provided the support Zaire and I needed to focus on our recovery,” Lara stated in her apology.
Lara’s first public assertion after the incident additionally comes after the Herald reported Friday that City Council President Ed Flynn is looking for a evaluation of worker parking procedures at Boston City Hall.
Flynn outlined his request in a letter to Boston Property Management Department Commissioner Eamon Shelton, and plans to fulfill with members of that division subsequent week to debate a possible evaluation, in response to paperwork obtained by the Herald.
The letter was despatched in response to the June 30 incident final week, though Flynn didn’t particularly reference Lara, a City Hall supply advised the Herald. Questions stay over whether or not, or how usually, Lara was driving to City Hall and parking in a storage with a revoked license.
“These basic steps are to ensure everyone’s safety, for liability purposes of both operators and the City of Boston, and so that drivers utilizing city-owned garages abide by appropriate regulations,” Flynn wrote.
Lara’s apology letter was greeted by council colleague Tania Fernandes Anderson, who retweeted Lara with the remark, “Your strength and resilience in the face of adversity is truly inspiring. It takes courage to acknowledge our mistakes and apologize sincerely. As your colleague, your commitment to centering dignity and humanity is commendable.”
Lara’s fees, issued as a part of a court docket summons and never an arrest, embody working a motorized vehicle after suspension, working an unregistered motorized vehicle and working an uninsured motorized vehicle, the Herald has reported.
Lara is scheduled to seem within the West Roxbury Division of Boston Municipal court docket on July 19 for an open listening to. If possible trigger is discovered on the listening to, an arraignment could possibly be arrange, NBC10 Boston reported on Friday.
“As an elected official, I’ve worked hard to center the dignity and humanity of my constituents,” Lara wrote in her apology Saturday. “Today, I ask you to see mine as I work to correct my mistake.”
— Herald reporter Flint McColgan contributed to this report.
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