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NEWTON, Mass. — A driver was cited for several violations Friday morning after crashing into a brook in Newton, according to authorities.
Newton Police say they responded to the Cheesecake Brook at the intersection of Crafts Street and Albemarle Road around 6:45 a.m. for a report of a car into the water. Responding officers found a car flipped over at the bottom of the brook and a driver suffering minor injuries.
The operator of the car was transported to a nearby hospital.
Witnesses told police the car was driving at a high rate of speed when it crashed. The driver is facing multiple citations as a result.
Law enforcement officials are reminding the public that the area around the Cheesecake Brook is densely populated and to drive with caution.
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