Incident: Sunday, September 13, 2026, Hyannis, Massachusetts. Reported by the Barnstable Police Department the following day, with additional detail released at the driver’s arraignment on Monday, September 14.
A Barnstable police officer was directing pedestrian traffic outside the Cape Cod Melody Tent at 41 West Main Street shortly after 10 p.m., as a ZZ Top concert let out, when an eastbound pickup truck entered the crosswalk and struck the officer.
Barnstable police said the officer was standing in a marked, illuminated crosswalk equipped with flashing lights, wearing a bright reflective jacket and holding a flashlight.
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The officer was taken to Cape Cod Hospital and then transferred to Boston Medical Center for trauma care with a broken leg, a broken hand or wrist, and injuries to the face and head. Surgery followed on Monday. The officer’s current condition has not been released. The officer has not been named.
Officers at the scene determined the driver was operating under the influence of alcohol. A blood-alcohol reading of .22 was reported in court. The legal limit in Massachusetts is .08.
The driver, Robert Brando-Hunt, 43, of Osterville, was arraigned Monday, September 14, in Barnstable District Court on charges of operating under the influence of liquor, second offense; operating under the influence with serious bodily injury; and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf.
Court records show he was held at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility on $100,000 bond, with a $10,000 cash alternative.
Prosecutors told the court he had been stopped by police five times over the past year and is on probation in a separate case involving the alleged assault of a police officer. A probation violation hearing is scheduled alongside a pretrial hearing in October.
Prosecutors said they intend to seek an indictment on the serious bodily injury charge, which carries a mandatory minimum state prison sentence.
The investigation is being handled by the Barnstable Police Department, with the case prosecuted by the Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office.
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