WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Connecticut man who led officers on a wild early morning chase through several South Shore communities is facing a slew of criminal charges after allegedly slamming his car into multiple police cruisers.
Randolph police officers who tried to stop a driver who ran a red light at a high rate of speed called for backup after Manuel Vidal, 45, of Bridgeport, refused to stop and sped away, eventually crashing into a Randolph police cruiser and veering onto residential sidewalks, according to West Bridgewater police.
The chase continued into Avon, then Brockton, and then into West Bridgewater, where Vidal spun out in a parking lot on North Main Street and was surrounded by police cruisers, one of which he accelerated into, police said.
After a struggle he was arrested on charges of failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and resisting arrest.
He is expected to be arraigned Tuesday in Brockton District Court.
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