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Woman drives Mercedes onto MBTA tracks at 3 a.m., tells police she thought they were part of the road, then gets arrested for refusing to move

Sunday, March 1, 2026•
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Woman drives Mercedes onto MBTA tracks at 3 a.m., tells police she thought they were part of the road, then gets arrested for refusing to move

27-year-old told officers she could not see well and mistook the Green Line tracks for the road. The Mercedes had to be towed. Then she refused to stay out of the roadway and got arrested. (MBTA Transit Police)

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BROOKLINE — A 27-year-old woman drove her 2018 Mercedes onto the MBTA Green Line tracks near Beacon Street and St. Paul Street in Brookline at approximately 3 a.m. on Saturday, according to MBTA Transit Police.
Her explanation to officers: she could not see well and thought the tracks were part of the road.
They were not part of the road. They were, in fact, trolley tracks. With rails. And overhead wires. At a spot where trains run through one of Brookline's busiest neighborhoods.

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The Mercedes, which appears from photos to have sustained a shattered windshield in the process, became wedged on the trolley tracks and had to be towed from the scene. No word on what the repair bill looks like, but safe to assume it's not cheap.
Then things got worse.
After the vehicle was removed, the driver refused to comply with officers' repeated orders to stay out of the roadway. She was ultimately placed under arrest.
To recap: drove a luxury car onto active train tracks at 3 in the morning, got the car stuck, got it towed, and then refused to leave the road until police arrested her. A full evening.
Transit Police did not identify the driver or specify the charges. The intersection of Beacon and St. Paul sits along the Green Line's C branch, where trolley tracks run at street level through Coolidge Corner.
Mercedes stuck on MBTA Green Line tracks in Brookline
The 2018 Mercedes straddling the Green Line tracks near Beacon and St. Paul in Brookline at 3 a.m. (MBTA Transit Police)
The MBTA has been a recurring source of chaos this winter, from armed felons pulling loaded guns on buses to violent attacks on elderly riders. Saturday's incident was at least less violent. Just profoundly confusing.

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Woman drives Mercedes onto MBTA tracks at 3 a.m., tells police she thought they were part of the road, then gets arrested for refusing to move - Mass Daily News