A male Boston University student hit a female biker with the car he was driving at the corner of Buick Street and Commonwealth Avenue at about 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The victim was a BU student also, said Sargeant Patrick Nuzzi of the Boston University Police Department.
The biker’s head smashed the windshield of the BMW sedan, which is registered in New York, said a Boston Police Department officer on the scene who wished to remain anonymous.
Despite being a BU student for the past four years, the driver had failed to get a Mass. license and is considered under state law to be driving without a license, the officer said.
New bike lanes on Comm. Ave. have made it easier for bikers to be safe, but the lack of traffic laws specific to bikers has led to accidents, he said.
A friend of the offender had to drive the vehicle away from the site of the accident and have his license verified by police.
The BPD officer said that the charges against the vehicle operator will depend on the victim’s medical condition, but it is up to BPD to decide.
The female student was rushed to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is in fairly critical condition and could possibly be suffering from head trauma, he said.
Staff writer Dana Finley contributed to the reporting of this article.
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Two things…
One: Lack of traffic laws specific to bikers? What about M.G.L. Ch 85 Sec 11B?
Two: Students from out-of-state are generally considered nonresidents and are NOT required to get a MA license. They are, however, required to register their vehicle. This is spelled out in MGL Ch 90 Sec 3: “Every nonresident enrolled as a student at a school or college in the commonwealth who operates a motor vehicle registered in another state…shall file…a form approved by the registrar of motor vehicles….Any such nonresident who fails to comply with the provisions of this paragraph shall be punished by a fine of not more than $200.”