WORCESTER, Mass.- A 40-year-old e-bike rider was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene of a crash on Highland Street in Worcester on July 8. Police later arrested the suspected driver.
The crash was reported at approximately 7:42 p.m. The e-bike operator was taken to a hospital with serious facial injuries and is expected to survive, according to the Worcester Police Department. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
An off-duty Massachusetts State Police trooper witnessed the vehicle leaving the scene and followed it while providing updates to dispatch. Worcester police officers later stopped the vehicle on Pleasant Street.
The driver, identified as 49-year-old Sebastiao Perpetuo, was placed under arrest. An investigation determined that Perpetuo’s driver’s license was suspended and that he had an active arrest warrant.
Perpetuo was charged with leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, operating a motor vehicle after suspension, and the outstanding warrant.
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