BOSTON, MA – A man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly struck and injured two Boston police officers during a parade in Jamaica Plain on Sunday afternoon, according to WCVB.
The collision happened on Walnut Avenue near Franklin Park at around 2:30 p.m., during the Puerto Rican Festival and Parade.
The driver of a Ford sedan reportedly ignored multiple warnings from two police officers working the parade before he drove through a police barrier and struck them with his vehicle.
The two officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police identified 28-year-old Jamaica Plain man Jamauree Haywood as the driver. He is facing charges including reckless operation of a motor vehicle leading to endangerment and assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
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