Massachusetts Criminal Lawyer Blog
On September 13, 2024, at midnight, MS, a 59 year old man was driving his large, elevated pick-up truck in Everett. He approached an emergency construction site where a police officer was working a detail in an unmarked police car. The officer noticed the pick up truck approaching the officer’s vehicle from the rear. The officer noticed that the pick up was too far to the right hand side of the road and was heading toward the officer’s car. The pick up side swiped officer’s car, making a loud screeching noise as it grinded against the officer’s car. The pick up never slowed or stopped but kept on going. The officer activated the blue lights and siren in the unmarked vehicle. The officer pursued the pick up down a number of streets and through several intersections; the pick up did not stop. Finally other police cars joined the chase and forced the pick up to the side of the road. The police report reads “Officer C.. opened the driver’s side door and the operator was brought down to the ground belly first and handcuffed” MS asked the officer what he did and the officer pointed to his car. MS replied “I hit it?” MS was arrested. He was bailed from the police station and told to report to Malden Court on September 16, 2024.
MS consulted with and immediately retained Attorney Robert Lewin from Andover. On September 16, 2024 MS and Attorney Lewin appeared in Malden Court and MS was arraigned; his case was continued to November 14, 2024 for a pre-trial hearing. After investigating the case and personally viewing MS’s truck (which had very little damage) it became apparent to Attorney Lewin that MS never realized his huge pick up truck had actually scraped the parked unmarked police car.
Attorney Lewin met with the Assistant DA at Malden Court and furnished the DA with pictures of MS’s truck. On November 14, 2024 the DA agreed to continue the case for six months(without any admission of guilt or wrongdoing) to April 24, 2025. On April 24, 2025 the case was dismissed. MS was thrilled with the result.
Attorney Lewin took what appeared to be an open and shut case for the Commonwealth, and turned it into a win for MS. At the beginning of his career as a lawyer, Attorney Lewin was a former Assistant DA, and for the last 50 years has limited his practice to criminal defense. There are very few lawyers in Massachusetts with the level of experience and legal knowledge that Attorney Lewin possesses.