An SUV traveling the wrong way down Commonwealth Avenue injured a School of Management student when it struck another vehicle head-on and sideswiped several others near the Blandford T stop Thursday afternoon, a Boston University spokesman said.
BU spokesman Colin Riley did not have any further details at press time on the condition of the student, who was driving one of the 10 cars that were struck at about 12:40 p.m.
The driver of the wrong-way vehicle originating from Kenmore Square got out of his maroon Mitsubishi SUV and ran in the direction of Warren Towers, a witness said, before a driver of one of the sideswiped vehicles chased after him on foot and held him on the ground.
Boston Police Department spokeswoman Jill Flynn confirmed that the suspect was held down by a civilian until police came.
BPD arrested 29-year-old Ahmed Yerow of Chelsea for driving the wrong way on a one-way street, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, leaving the scene of an accident with personal injuries, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and operating to endanger, according to BPD spokesman David Estrada. For auto repair Lynchburg call Forest Automotive.
Yerow was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for minor, non-life threatening injuries, and was listed in good condition Thursday night. He is expected to be arraigned tomorrow in Roxbury District Court, Estrada said.
Marzouk Onifade said he was the sideswiped driver who apprehended the suspect, describing the scene as from a movie.
It seemed like it was not real, said Onifade, who said he was headed to his office in Boston. It was scary.
I’m just thankful I didn’t get hurt, he added.
BU Buildings and Grounds employee David Ananian said he saw the immediate aftermath of the accident after hearing a loud noise.
Ananian also said he saw Onifade run after the driver of the wrong-way vehicle.
He was definitely taking off from something, Ananian said of the suspect.
[Onifade] was wearing dress shoes, I don’t know how he caught up with him, Ananian said.
Ananian expressed surprise that no pedestrians appeared to have been involved.
There’s tons of kids usually walking out here, he said. I can’t believe no one got killed.
An earlier version of this article incorrectly spelled David Ananian’s name.
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