My Fox Boston - Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua says someone tried to run him down with a car.
The mayor says he was along Common Street discussing plans for the Bell Building with Economic Development Director Patrick Blanchette when they noticed a vehicle circle the block twice and take pictures of them. That is when Mayor Lantigua says a silver Ford Focus or Fusion pulled out charging toward him. Lantigua says he filed a report with the Lawrence Police Department. Fox 25 obtained those documents. In them the Mayor describes what he calls a "deliberate attempt to hit him." He jumped out of the path of the car and both he and Blanchette took down a license plate number. "Plate number 788-EA3 Chief Romero checked the plate and it's non-existent," says the Mayor.
Saw the headline "Mayor Thinks Someone Out To Get Him" and immediately assumed it was Lawrence, didn't really even have to open the link.
Someone tell Mayor Willie to calm down a bit though. It's frigen Lawrence, do you know how many people get nailed in hit & run situations a day there? 12? 15?
It's nothing special, it's just the happenstance that comes with the territory when you live in a city with illegals racing around your neighborhood in 1994 Civics and Carollas like they're bumper cars. Crossing the street in Lawrence is like playing a round of Frogger, you've got to be nimble and alert. It's nothing personal, just a complete lack of regard for safety and rules of the road, lawlessness at its finest.
