BURLINGTON, Mass. — An 89-year-old woman who struck a Burlington police officer with her car earlier this month will not face criminal charges, authorities announced Friday.
The officer was working a a private construction detail in the area of 26 Beacon Street in Burlington on July 14 when the woman attempted to drive around him, but she instead hit him and kept going north toward Woburn, according to the Burlington Police Department.
The officer was treated for minor injuries at Lahey Hospital and then released.
In a statement, Burlington police said, “An investigation determined that the driver was an 89-year-old female from Woburn, and that she did not act with criminal intent.”
Police issued the woman a civil motor vehicle citation and filed a request with the Registry of Motor Vehicles for revocation of her license.
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