Crime & Safety

Natick Hit-And-Run Court Case Concludes: Report

Kimberly Gunner and Andy Colbert were hit by a 17-year-old in August in the downtown Natick area.

NATICK, MA β€” Prosecutors have wrapped up a case involving a 17-year-old charged in connection to a serious August hit-and-run in Natick, according to Boston 25.

The teen's case concluded on Tuesday, the station reported. Detail about how the case ended were not available because of the person is a juvenile.

The teen was charged with leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, leaving the scene of property damage, two counts of operating under the influence of drugs causing serious bodily injury, operating a motor vehicle without a license and failure to stop. Prosecutors said the teen was using marijuana when the Aug. 18 crash happened.

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According to police, Kimberly Gunner, 51, and Andy Colbert, 39, were taking an evening walk along Washington Avenue when the teen drove a pickup truck onto the sidewalk and hit them.

Colbert was released from the hospital the next day. Gunner, who was impaled on a wooden fence, spent weeks in the hospital after the accident, and is still recovering.

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Police located the pickup truck the day after the incident at a home in Holliston. The teen was not charged until Sept. 1.

A spokesperson from the Middlesex County DA’s office on Wednesday could not provide further details on how the case was settled due to juvenile’s age.

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