Crime & Safety
Driver Claims Inexperience After Police Chase
The driver failed to stop for a state trooper on Route 290, but eventually pulled over in Shrewsbury.
Massachusetts State Police troopers pursued a vehicle down Route 290 through Shrewsbury. According to scanner reports the pursuit came to a conclusion just after 1 p.m.
According to twitter reports by @alertnewengland, the vehicle was heading westbound on the highway. At one point a helicopter was launched to join the chase, which ended near the Main Street exit in Shrewsbury.
After stopping, the driver reportedly told a trooper that they were inexperienced and "didn't know what all the lights and sirens were for."
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It is unclear at this time why the driver was being pulled over in the first place.
The driver did not face any criminal charges.
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