Dorchester

Teen charged with murder in deadly Dorchester crash

After a vehicle crashed into a house on Fifield Street, the driver was pronounced dead and the passenger was injured. Police initially said a person had been shot, but now say they are investigating whether that's the case

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A 16-year-old is facing a murder charge after a deadly June crash in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood.

Boston police said the teen was arrested by warrant after a traffic stop on Neptune Road Tuesday. The warrant stems from the death of Edwin Diaz-Geraldo, 20, of Brighton, who was found dead in the driver's seat of a car that crashed on Fifield Street in Dorchester on the night of June 28.

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At the time, Boston police said they were investigating "whether or not it was a shooting."

A passenger was suffering from non-life-threatening injuries believed to be a broken leg.

The 16-year-old, who was not identified due to their age, was charged with murder, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a loaded firearm without a license, and assault with a dangerous weapon for the June incident. They were also charged with delinquent to wit; carrying a firearm without a license, delinquent to wit; carrying a loaded firearm, and delinquent to wit; possession of a high capacity firearm. Police said there was a loaded gun in the car he was traveling in.

The case remains under investigation.

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