BOSTON, Oct. 2, 2014—A man was arraigned today after Boston Police observed him driving his Maserati 100 miles per hour near the scene where two pedestrians died in a crash caused by another negligent driver, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

ZEGUANG XU (D.O.B. 9/1/95) of Boston’s South End was arraigned this morning in Boston Municipal Court on charges of operating without a license, providing a false name to police, speeding, failure to stop, and negligent operation.  He was released on $1,000 bail that he had posted after his arrest.

According to prosecutors, Boston Police officers observed a blue Maserati GranTurismo speeding approximately 100 miles an hour down Beacon Street shortly before 2:20 p.m. yesterday – while it was raining and the roadway was wet.  The densely populated neighborhood is marked with digital signs indicating that the speed limit is 30 miles per hour.

The driver, later identified as Xu, was then observed driving through the red light at the intersection of Beacon and Fairfield streets – the same intersection in which Jessica Campbell and John Lanzillotti were killed when a different driver ran the same light on June 21.

“High speeds, poor driving conditions – this could have been a recipe for disaster,” Conley said. “We’re very fortunate no one was hurt, including the driver himself.”

The vehicle came to a stop at a red light at the intersection of Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue, where heavy traffic prevented passage, prosecutors said.  Boston Police initiated a motor vehicle stop.

The driver, later identified as Xu, told officers that he had left his wallet and driver’s license at home and that the vehicle belonged to a friend.  He provided police with a name and date of birth that officers quickly determined belonged to another individual; further inquiry revealed that the operator and owner of the vehicle was Xu, who did not have a license to operate a motor vehicle.

When officers confronted him with these facts, Xu produced a wallet and provided his Boston University student ID.

Boston Police placed Xu under arrest and the vehicle was left in the care of his female passenger.

Xu is represented by attorney Pamela Murphy.  He will return to court Dec. 9.

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