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02-02-2004, 12:01 PM
Mon February 2, 2004 08:50 AM ET
BOSTON (*******) - At least one person was killed when a motorist plowed a vehicle into a crowd of revelers after the New England Patriots' 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII, Boston police said on Monday.
The driver, Stanley Filoma, backed his sport utility vehicle down a crowded street near Northeastern University and struck at least four people before driving away, police spokeswoman Mariellen Burns said. One person was killed while another was in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
Filoma was one of four people arrested overnight in Boston, where hundreds of rowdy fans overturned cars, broke windows, set fires and pelted police with bottles and other objects following the Patriots' second Super Bowl victory in three years.
The 24-year-old motorist was due to be arraigned later on Monday in court on charges of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and other violations, Burns said.
"It's outrageous that this happened, but what's really astounding is that these people were acting this way while officers were filming them," Burns said, adding that police hoped to make further arrests after reviewing the footage.
It was not the first time New Englanders have turned violent following a major sporting event.
Last fall, drunken baseball fans overturned several cars and clashed with police in Boston after the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics to advance to the American League Championship Series.
Less than two weeks later, a riot erupted in the college town of Durham, New Hampshire, after the Red Sox lost to their arch-rivals, the New York Yankees, in the ALCS.
BOSTON (*******) - At least one person was killed when a motorist plowed a vehicle into a crowd of revelers after the New England Patriots' 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII, Boston police said on Monday.
The driver, Stanley Filoma, backed his sport utility vehicle down a crowded street near Northeastern University and struck at least four people before driving away, police spokeswoman Mariellen Burns said. One person was killed while another was in critical condition at a nearby hospital.
Filoma was one of four people arrested overnight in Boston, where hundreds of rowdy fans overturned cars, broke windows, set fires and pelted police with bottles and other objects following the Patriots' second Super Bowl victory in three years.
The 24-year-old motorist was due to be arraigned later on Monday in court on charges of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and other violations, Burns said.
"It's outrageous that this happened, but what's really astounding is that these people were acting this way while officers were filming them," Burns said, adding that police hoped to make further arrests after reviewing the footage.
It was not the first time New Englanders have turned violent following a major sporting event.
Last fall, drunken baseball fans overturned several cars and clashed with police in Boston after the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics to advance to the American League Championship Series.
Less than two weeks later, a riot erupted in the college town of Durham, New Hampshire, after the Red Sox lost to their arch-rivals, the New York Yankees, in the ALCS.