The October 18 accident scene on Route 117 looking north (Photo: Lincoln Police Facebook page)
A major traffic jam on Route 117 late Tuesday afternoon was caused by a two-car accident that resulted in the arrest of a Waltham man on multiple charges including OUI.
A section of Route 117 around the accident site between Codman and Old Sudbury Roads was closed for several hours after the accident occurred shortly after 3 p.m. The driver of one of the cars was a 48-year-old woman from Greenfield. Both she and the other driver were taken to the hospital.
Later on Tuesday night, police arrested the other driver, 36-year-old Christopher Ackles of Waltham, on charges of operating under the influence (second offense) causing serious bodily injury, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, driving to endanger, resisting arrest and failure to keep left.
According to Lincoln Police Chief Kevin Kennedy, Ackles tried to leave the scene on foot but was apprehended a short distance away. He was arraigned on Wednesday in his hospital bed and is due in court on October 31. His bail was set at $10,000.
The accident is being investigated by Lincoln Police, Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.