A 21-year-old driver that was involved in a fatal vehicle accident in Newton on June 26th had a previous record of dangerous driving, including operating under the influence, and speeding.
On June 26th, Evan Hoffman crashed his Jeep into Jose Puzul-Peres' minivan head on. Puzul-Peres, 43, of Chelsea died in the crash.
Maybe his death could have been avoided if the system paid more attention to drivers such as Hoffman, whose driving history marks other accidents and misdemanors.
Hoffman was caught drunk driving about a year ago, and his license was suspended for a year on June 23rd, 2009. However, he was involved in another accident in New York City in October, 2009. Why was he driving without a license in the first place??
Whatever the reason for the NYC accident, that did not stop him from getting his license reinstated one year after it was suspended - right on schedule on June 24th 2010, only two days before the fatal crash that killed Puzul-Peres.
If somebody had noticed that Hoffman was involved in a crash after his license got revoked, perhaps it would have helped prevent him from getting it back and driving on the 26th.
Or maybe, that wouldn't have helped at all. License or not, he drove an unregistered Jeep over the double yellow lines on the road into another person's minivan.
Police revoked Hoffman's driving license again, in this case for an indefinite time.
He was not charged in the crash, and we can only express our sincerest condolences to the family of Jose Puzul-Peres, hoping that Hoffman will be a more careful driver in the future.
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