MILFORD, MASS. (WHDH) - Two men and a woman were taken into custody Friday after fleeing police in a U-Haul truck.
Milford police officers tried to stop the U-Haul after they said they saw the driver run a red light but, officers said the driver refused and turned on to Route 90 eastbound shortly after 2 p.m.
“They were chasing this truck that was throwing bags out the window and the cops were looking with flashlights and things on the side of the road.”
About 10 minutes and several towns later, the U-Haul came to a stop on the northbound side of Interstate 495 near Westboro when it ran out of gas. All three of the suspects exited the truck and tried to flee into the nearby woods, police say.
The suspects allegedly left the truck in neutral before they fled. The vehicle started to roll down I-495 toward oncoming traffic before a responding officer jumped into the moving vehicle and slammed the breaks.
“They were chasing this truck that was throwing bags out the window and the cops were looking with flashlights and things on the side of the road,” said Elaine Fahey who was running errands when the wild scene took over the road.
Investigators said the white, rocky substance in those bags tested positive for drugs.
K9s were used to bring all three suspects into custody shortly before 3 p.m. in Westboro.
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