Aftermath of the failed left turn in front of a trolley photographed by Peter Cheung.

The MBTA today sued a Connecticut man who tried but failed to turn left in front of an oncoming Green Line trolley on Comm. Ave. at the BU Bridge in 2022.

In its suit, filed in Suffolk Superior Court by outside counsel, the T says it wants a jury trial on to recover, at the least, the $5,700 (yes, $5,700) in damage it claims the guy did to the trolley, plus any other damages the court sees fit to award, and attorney's fees.

The crash, on the afternoon of Nov. 23, 2022 - the day before Thanksgiving that year - disrupted both Green Line commuters and drivers wanting to be anywhere other than an already busy intersection.

According to the suit, Lary Levitts, on the outbound side of the road, "suddenly an

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