BEVERLY — A Salem man whose car rolled down an embankment in Beverly and landed on railroad tracks early Sunday morning was arrested for driving while intoxicated, Beverly police said.
The vehicle went down an embankment and rolled onto MBTA Commuter Rail tracks off River and School streets just before 2 a.m. Sunday.
Multiple units including Transit Police responded to the scene. The driver, 25-year-old Mathew Silva, was taken to Beverly Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, Beverly police spokesman Mike Boccuzzi said.
Silva was charged with operating under the influence of liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, a marked lanes violation, speeding rate exceeding the posted limit, and failing to stop.