A Boston City Council member and her son were involved in a car accident in Jamaica Plain on Friday afternoon, according to her office.
Councilwoman Kendra Lara’s chief of staff confirmed to NBC10 Boston that both she and her son, Zaire, were in the crash and said they were expected to be okay, though Zaire “received several stitches” at Boston Children’s Hospital.
A Boston police spokesman said an accident occurred before 4:30 p.m. on Center Street near Monument Square. He had no further confirmed information, saying late Friday that the report was still being written. The Boston Globe reported that Lara’s vehicle collided with a house.
Lara told the Globe in a text message that she was with her 7-year-old son at the hospital. It was not immediately clear if anyone else was injured in the incident.
NBC10 Boston has reached out to the Boston Fire Department and Mayor Michelle Wu for comment.
“It was a frightening situation for everyone involved, but hopefully Councilman Lara and Zaire are expected to make a full recovery,” Lara’s chief of staff Lee Nave Jr. said in a statement. “She asks for privacy at this time.”
Lara represents the city’s Sixth Ward, which includes Jamaica Plain and West Roxbury, and was elected in 2021. Her city bio says she is the first person of color to represent the ward.
