BOSTON — A man was arrested in Cambridge Monday and accused of drunkenly crashing into another driver’s car in Boston before fleeing the scene, according to police.
Officers say Imran Chitalwalla, 32, was stopped on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge by a state police trooper after a Boston police officer couldn’t find a reported accident on the other side of the Longfellow Bridge.
The victim, who has not been identified, told police Chitalwalla's car collided with hers and rather than stop to exchange insurance information, Chitalwalla took off into Cambridge. She said she followed him until he was pulled over.
“She indicated that she followed him and observed what she thought was a beer can out his driver’s side window," said Suffolk County assistant district attorney Anna Holding.
According to police, Chitalwalla appeared drunk and laughed at police, while refusing to provide his license.
Chitalwalla was arrested and charged with operating Under the Influence of Alcohol, Refusing to Supply His License to an Officer Upon Request and Leaving the Scene of an Accident after Causing Property Damage. In his car, police say they found 11 opened and two unopened cans of Truly hard seltzer.
He has no prior arrests.
“He will be here to fight this case. He certainly has a different account of what happened and we expect this case to go well for him,” said defense attorney Claudia Lagos.
His bail was set at $500.