Transit police say criminal charges warranted in MBTA bus crash in Medford

MEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) – Transit police said they believe criminal charges are warranted after an MBTA bus crashed into two homes and several parked cars in Medford Sunday morning.

On March 8, Transit police responded to a collision involving an MBTA bus at the intersection of Playstead Road and Madison Street at approximately 1:53 a.m. Witnesses said the bus crashed into a home, clipped two parked cars, then slammed into a second home.

Transit police said before that crash, the bus driver, a 40-year-old man, crossed over double yellow lines and failed to stop for a red light at the I-93 off ramp on the Somerville-Medford line…

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