HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – In the following HN Video you’ll hear a Barnstable Police Officer suddenly come over the radio saying he was just hit by a white SUV. It was around 10:40 p.m. last evening, and the officer was directing traffic leaving the “Dark Star Orchestra” concert at the Cape Cod Melody Tent. The Dark Star Orchestra is a tribute band that prides itself on “celebrating the Grateful Dead concert experience,” according to Wikipedia.  At the end of the concert, the veteran police officer was directing Melody Tent traffic exiting onto Scudder Ave. He was wearing a high-vis, reflective traffic vest with lettering spelling out “BARNSTABLE POLICE.” He was also reportedly holding a special flashlight for directing traffic at night. The white SUV reportedly struck the officer in his left knee. The SUV also reportedly hit the officer’s flashlight before continuing westbound on Scudder Ave. Part of the broken flashlight was photographed on the side of Scudder Ave.  HN spoke with the officer and he seemed a little shook up from being hit, and he appeared to be limping a little bit.  During the investigation, the banged-up policeman could be heard telling investigating officers he didn’t need rescue.

Other officers also working the concert detail were able to stop the white SUV a short distance away on Scudder Ave. As you will see in the following HN Video, investigating officers had the suspect vehicle pull back into the Melody Tent parking lot. (The suspect vehicle had reportedly been inside the Melody Tent lot during the concert, prior to allegedly striking the officer.)

A member of the Barnstable Sheriff’s Crime Scene Unit arrived to photograph the damaged flashlight, along with damage to the SUV’s front driver’s side fender.

Lisa Limberakis, 45, of Falmouth (police source initially reported Sandwich… later updated to Falmouth), was arrested at the scene and charged with Operating Under the Influence (liquor), and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle, according to police sources. The following HN “video” contains still photographs from the scene, combined with actual police radio transmissions.

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* The initial details contained in the above report are based on radio transmissions, police sources, and information on scene. All defendants are presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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