Overview
- A man in his early 40s from East Weymouth was arrested after a car struck two Bridgewater State University students on campus, leaving one hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and the other with minor injuries.
- Campus police took the driver into custody at the scene and transported him for a psychiatric evaluation while prosecutors filed multiple charges including two counts of attempted murder and several motor-vehicle offenses.
- University officials said reviewed video shows the vehicle was driven toward the students, though investigators have found no evidence the victims were specifically targeted.
- Bridgewater State President Frederick Clark Jr. said university police are supporting the students' families and the incident occurred during Homecoming activities near the Moakley Center.
- Investigators are examining a reported earlier road-rage incident in the region as they prepare for the suspect’s upcoming arraignment and possible next steps in the criminal and mental-health proceedings.