On February 23rd at approximately 12:04 P.M. Wayland Police Sergeant Jennifer Ordway was injured when she was dragged between five and fifteen feet by a vehicle. The incident occurred while Ordway was working a road construction detail on Route # 30 in Wayland.
The police investigation has revealed that Sgt. Ordway was speaking with an individual through the open passenger window of his car. The operator proceeded forwarded causing Sgt. Ordway to be dragged between 5 and 15 feet before the vehicle was signaled to a stop by a second detail officer.
Sgt. Ordway was treated at the scene by Wayland Fire Department personnel and was transported to Metrowest Medical Center Natick by A.M.R. ambulance, with minor injuries.
William E. Prewitt, age 20, of Concord was charged with Operating to Endanger and Failure to Stop for Police. He was released at the scene and will be summoned to Framingham District Court.
