Doctor Indicted in Hit-and-Run Case
A grand jury in Cambridge, Mass., indicted a Van Nuys doctor Thursday on charges including second-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a psychologist in April.
Dr. John Kappler was accused of driving off the Alewife Brook Parkway in Cambridge, Mass., striking and killing Paul Mendelson, who was jogging. A passing Cambridge woman was also hit and suffered serious injuries.
Kappler allegedly fled the scene and was later found by police in the psychiatric unit of a New York hospital. He has been confined to a New York state mental hospital since his arrest, said his lawyer, Jonathan Shapiro.
Kappler was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, armed assault with intent to murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. He was expected to be arraigned on the charges next week.
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