TEWKSBURY — On Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at about 9:02 p.m., Tewksbury police were dispatched to the area of 17 Park Avenue for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
According to Chief Ryan Columbus, when crews arrived on scene, they observed a green Lexus NX350 with damage to the driver’s side.
“A pedestrian, who appeared to be injured, was on the ground by the vehicle,” Chief Columbus said in a statement. Tewksbury police provided initial medical care to the pedestrian before the Tewksbury Fire Department arrived and took over treatment.
The victim was transported to Lowell General Hospital with serious injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.
“Through an initial investigation, it was determined that another vehicle had fled the area after crashing into the pedestrian and their vehicle,” Chief Columbus said, adding that the Tewksbury police then contacted Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis & Reconstruction Section and the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office Motor Vehicle Fatality Hotline to brief them on the situation.
“Tewksbury police utilized automated license plate readers to identify a 2016 Kia Sorrento that was driving in the area at the time,” Chief Columbus said. “The ongoing investigation led Tewksbury police to a Kia Sorrento registered to a Billerica resident.”
Tewksbury police, assisted by Billerica police, executed a search warrant on the vehicle Friday morning, and determined that the Kia Sorento was involved in the crash. The vehicle was towed to the Tewksbury Police Department by Stuart’s Towing.
No arrests have been made as of Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, and the investigation remains active, Chief Columbus said.
“We would not have been able to identify the vehicle involved in this incident without the use of automatic plate readers,” Chief Columbus said. “Having access to technology in policing is important, as it can provide new information in investigations that ultimately leads to arrests. In this case, we could identify and possess the vehicle involved within 12 hours of the initial incident.”