crash_reports: 2100000045

At approximately 1655HRs on Monday, January 25, 2021, I was dispatched to the 15 Comm Ave. for a report of an MVA, in which the offending vehicle left the scene. Upon arrival, I spoke with the owner of MV1 (NH Pass: 2873301), who stated that his coworker ( Witness 1) observed MV2 hit his vehicle and leave. To this end, he showed me the resulting damage to vehicle's rear bumper, as well as a photograph Witness 1 took of MV2. Boston Police located MV2 at it's listed garaged address. Upon speaking with the owner/operator of MV2 (MA Pass: 17MA21), he stated that he was in the area, but denied hitting MV1. I informed him of the witness statements and asked him about the damage to his vehicle, but he again stated that he did not believe he was involved, yet could not account for the damage. Upon speaking with Witness 1, he stated he was walking Westbound on Comm Ave. at approximately 1650HRs, when he observed M2 attempt to exit a parking spot in front of 15 Comm Ave. (MV2 was parked behind MV1). MV2 then scrapped MV1 while attempting to do so, causing MV1 to rock forward. Witness 1 then took a picture of MV2's rear license plate. I observed scratches to the rear driver's side bumper area of MV1 and scratches to the front passenger's side bumper area of MV2, along with a slight separation of the bumper cover of MV2 and it's mounting points on the same side. Both vehicle's damage was consistent with Witness 1's account of a vehicle scraping a parked vehicle, as it attempted to exit a parking spot from the rear. It should be noted that the damage to both vehicles appeared minimal and it is plausible that the operator of MV2 may not have known about the collision. As a result, the operator of MV2 will not be charged with a hit and run accident at this time. I took pictures of both vehicle's damage and they, along with Witness 1's picture will be submitted to IT to be attached to this report.