Drunk student hits three sophomores
by Rachel Marder
Senior Editor
News | 5/23/06
Posted online at 11:16 AM EST on 5/23/06
/ Last updated at 11:24 AM EST on 5/23/06
A graduate student from the International Business School was arrested May 7 for drunk driving and hitting three students on a Waltham sidewalk, police said. The students sustained only minor injuries.
Solon Magrizos, 24, was booked by Waltham police about 2:30 a.m. after he drove his car across the opposing lane of traffic and onto the opposite sidewalk at 156 South Street, the police report said.
Magrizos was on his way home to 110 Angleside Road from a party on Dartmouth Street when he lost control of the car.
"I'm sorry, I was drinking and should not have been driving," he told officers, according to the police report. "It's all my fault,"
Magrizos faces charges of operating under the influence, negligent operation, driving left of center and not having a Massachusetts driver's license, Detective Sergeant Tim King said.
Magrizos was arraigned May 8, pleaded "not guilty" and was released on his own recognizance. He appeared with counsel May 15 at Waltham District court, where he was ordered to surrender his passport as a term of release.
Magrizos is due back in court May 31 for a pre-trial conference. A trial date has not been set.
He declined comment under legal advice. John Pavlos, Magrizos' lawyer, did not respond to multiple phone messages.
The injured students, Leah Edelman '08, John Guilinger '08 and Emily Terrin '08, were treated for minor injuries at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to court documents. American Medical Response Ambulance personnel assisted the victims on scene.
Terrin, whose injuries included neck, chest and leg pains, said she lost consciousness and did not remember anything after being struck by the car.
Rebecca Kupchan '09, who witnessed the accident, remembers differently. She said none of the injured students lost consciousness, and each was able to speak with officers minutes after they arrived.
Terrin said Magrizos hit them from behind while they were walking back to campus from a party on Dartmouth Street. The police report didn't say whether they were coming from the same party.
Solon Magrizos, 24, was booked by Waltham police about 2:30 a.m. after he drove his car across the opposing lane of traffic and onto the opposite sidewalk at 156 South Street, the police report said.
Magrizos was on his way home to 110 Angleside Road from a party on Dartmouth Street when he lost control of the car.
"I'm sorry, I was drinking and should not have been driving," he told officers, according to the police report. "It's all my fault,"
Magrizos faces charges of operating under the influence, negligent operation, driving left of center and not having a Massachusetts driver's license, Detective Sergeant Tim King said.
Magrizos was arraigned May 8, pleaded "not guilty" and was released on his own recognizance. He appeared with counsel May 15 at Waltham District court, where he was ordered to surrender his passport as a term of release.
Magrizos is due back in court May 31 for a pre-trial conference. A trial date has not been set.
He declined comment under legal advice. John Pavlos, Magrizos' lawyer, did not respond to multiple phone messages.
The injured students, Leah Edelman '08, John Guilinger '08 and Emily Terrin '08, were treated for minor injuries at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, according to court documents. American Medical Response Ambulance personnel assisted the victims on scene.
Terrin, whose injuries included neck, chest and leg pains, said she lost consciousness and did not remember anything after being struck by the car.
Rebecca Kupchan '09, who witnessed the accident, remembers differently. She said none of the injured students lost consciousness, and each was able to speak with officers minutes after they arrived.
Terrin said Magrizos hit them from behind while they were walking back to campus from a party on Dartmouth Street. The police report didn't say whether they were coming from the same party.
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