Two Brandeis students injured when driver crosses lanes and causes collision
Two Brandeis students were sent to the hospital at 11:30 p.m. Friday night after a motor vehicle travelling south crossed lanes and struck the students, who were walking adjacent to the northbound lane. The University community was informed in an email from the Office of Communications on Saturday afternoon.
As of Saturday morning, one student — a 20-year-old female, according to a Mar. 12 Boston Globe brief — at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center was in critical condition, according to a Waltham Police officer. Beth Israel was unable to provide the Justice with updated information due to legal restrictions. The vehicle’s driver, a 24-year-old Framingham man, according to the Globe, was also admitted to Beth Israel for facial injury treatment.
A 19-year-old female student was admitted to Newton-Wellesley Hospital with a lower-leg injury, according to the Globe. A third student, mentioned in Saturday’s email to the community, suffered no injuries but was taken to an area hospital for evaluation as a precaution. Both have since been discharged.
Waltham police told the Globe that they believe driving speed and alcohol were factors in the crash, but as of Saturday, no charges had been filed. Waltham Police and the Department of Public Safety are investigating the crash.
—Max Moran

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