BOSTON—Authorities are backing off claims that a Massachusetts driver whose van slammed into a car driven by
A spokesman for Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter told the Boston Globe on Friday that someone else had impersonated Ludgero Rodrigues when he was arrested last year. Prosecutors dropped charges against the 21-year-old after he convinced authorities that he was not the person they detained.
Still, Rodrigues does have an extensive history of traffic violations.
He was cited Thursday for failing to stop at a red light before his Mercury Villager minivan hit Brady's Audi sedan at the intersection in Boston's Back Bay area.
A 49-year-old passenger was seriously injured. Brady was not hurt.
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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe
