Anthony Flores charged in Assonet car crash – NBC Boston

A Providence, Rhode Island, man has been charged months after a head-on collision that seriously injured another man in Freetown, Massachusetts.

WJAR, an NBC10 affiliate in Boston, reports that 26-year-old Anthony Flores faces multiple charges in connection with the April crash, including driving under the influence, reckless operation of a motor vehicle and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

On April 20, around 5:40 p.m., police responded to multiple calls about a two-car accident on South Main Street in the Village of Assonet and found both vehicles with heavy damage. The driver of the Acura TX, identified as Flores, was stuck in his vehicle and had to be extricated by firefighters. The other driver, behind the wheel of a Plymouth Roadrunner, was a 68-year-old man who suffered life-threatening injuries. Both drivers were taken to St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

Investigators said at the time that they believed Flores drove into oncoming traffic at a high rate of speed and hit the Roadrunner head-on. There was initially no information about the cause of the crash.

Further information was not immediately available Monday, including whether or not Flores had retained an attorney.