DA: Man intentionally ran down woman with car in road rage incident near Hopkinton pub

HOPKINTON, Mass. — A man is facing criminal charges after investigators say he intentionally ran down a woman with his car in an apparent road rage incident near a pub in Hopkinton on Thursday night.

Ryan Sweatt, 36 of Milford, is slated to be arraigned Friday morning in Framingham District Court on charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, operating to endanger, and a marked lanes violation after he allegedly struck a 26-year-old woman with his car near the parking lot of Cornell’s Irish Pub on Hayden Rowe Street, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Hopkinton Police Chief Joseph Bennett.

A preliminary investigation indicated that Sweatt was driving a Honda Civic on Route 85 when he became engaged in an apparent road rage incident with another vehicle around 6:30 p.m., Ryan and Bennett said.

Scene of apparent road rage crash in Hopkinton

“At some point, some of the occupants of the other vehicle, including the victim, exited the car. Sweatt subsequently made a U-turn at a high rate of speed and struck the victim in the roadway,” Ryan and Bennett said in a statement.

The victim, whose name hasn’t been released, was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

State troopers assigned to the DA’s office are assisting Hopkinton police with the ongoing investigation.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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