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Jewish News 24 · Aug 21, 2026

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A Boston police officer said Friday that investigators have not determined whether a driver who allegedly accelerated toward a Jewish couple crossing a street on their way to synagogue intended to hit them. The incident occurred shortly after 7:20 p.m. Aug. 14 as a husband and wife crossed Washington Street at Euston Road in Brighton on their way to Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe, an Orthodox synagogue. Sgt. Det. John Boyle of the Boston Police Department told JNS that the driver may have committed a traffic violation but said investigators have not established that the driver intended to drive at the couple.

A Boston police officer said Friday that investigators have not determined whether a driver who allegedly accelerated toward a Jewish couple crossing a street on their way to synagogue intended to hit them. The incident occurred shortly after 7:20 p.m. Aug. 14 as a husband and wife crossed Washington Street at Euston Road in Brighton on their way to Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe, an Orthodox synagogue. Sgt. Det. John Boyle of the Boston Police Department told JNS that the driver may have committed a traffic violation but said investigators have not established that the driver intended to drive at the couple.

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