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Police officer on detail hospitalized after being struck by car


By Associated Press
Thursday, April 14, 2005 - Updated: 03:43 PM EST

PEABODY, Mass. - A Salem police officer working a traffic detail in Peabody was seriously injured when he was hit by a car driven by an unlicensed teenager who had just immigrated from Brazil, authorities said.

Officer Michael Shea was directing traffic around a utility crew around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday when he was run down, according to the police report.

The 39-year-old officer was flown to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where he was in fair condition Thursday afternoon with head injuries.

The driver, Leila Lopes, 17, of Brazil, was arrested at the scene. According to prosecutors, she told investigators she had illegally entered the country over the Mexican border just 10 days ago and was staying with a woman in Peabody.

Lopes was arraigned Thursday in Peabody District Court on charges of negligent operation and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. She was ordered held without bail and U.S. immigration officials were contacted, prosecutors said. Lopes is due back in court on April 21 for a pretrial conference.