A Hyde Park girl is dealing with a number of costs after a chaotic late night time incident involving allegedly driving on a Seaport sidewalk, hanging a pedestrian, attacking the pedestrian on foot, hitting a light-weight pole and fireplace hydrant as she fled the scene, and resisting arrest, the DA’s workplace mentioned in a launch Sunday.
“This is extraordinarily dangerous conduct, particularly in a residential and destination area heavy with patrons exiting restaurants and bars,” DA Kevin Hayden mentioned of the July 30 incident. “To place pedestrians who are simply enjoying a Boston summer evening in such imminent danger is beyond irresponsible — it is reckless and, potentially, lethal.”
The alleged driver, Emily Verrochi, 28, was arraigned final Monday in South Boston BMC on costs of reckless operation of a motorcar, assault and battery with a harmful weapon, malicious destruction of property over $1,200 and resisting arrest.
Judge Michael Bolden set bail at $1,000 and ordered Verrochi to keep away from the sufferer and the Seaport neighborhood.
Massachusetts State Police responded to stories of the incident round 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, in accordance with Hayden’s workplace, discovering a Nissan Altima with heavy entrance finish and undercarriage harm.
Witnesses on the scene instructed police they noticed Verrochi driving erratically on the street earlier than veering onto the sidewalk and hitting a pedestrian, the discharge mentioned. The sufferer sustained solely minor accidents.
Verrochi, nevertheless, claimed she was a passenger within the automobile, the discharge mentioned, and two different passengers assaulted her and fled.
Surveillance footage exhibits the suspect driving alone, the DA’s workplace acknowledged.
On the video, Verrochi may be seen making U-turns to repeatedly cross one group of individuals on the sidewalk, the discharge mentioned, earlier than turning into them on the nook of Northern Avenue and Harborview Lane.
The automobile hit a male sufferer, the discharge mentioned, after which Verrochi allegedly acquired out and attacked the person. She then returned to her automotive, made one other U-turn and hit a close-by fireplace hydrant and lightweight pole, in accordance with the DA’s workplace.
The sufferer, who claimed to not know Verrochi, declined medical remedy, the DA’s workplace mentioned.
During the arrest, officers fell to the bottom and Verrochi sustained minor facial accidents whereas resisting arrest, the discharge mentioned.
The suspect has a 10-page file, the discharge acknowledged, together with a number of assault and battery convictions.
Verrochi is due again in courtroom on October 13 for a pre-trial listening to.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”