LYNNFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - A 19-year-old is facing criminal charges after allegedly fleeing police and crashing into a restaurant in Lynnfield early Sunday morning.
A trooper working a saturation patrol in the area of Route 1 in response to a number of dangerous driving incidents spotted a vehicle driving erratically on Route 1 northbound around 1:30 a.m., according to state police.
The trooper said the driver, later identified as Benjamin Robert Pimentel, of Lynnfield, fled when they tried to conduct a traffic stop and later crashed into the side of School Street Foods.
Pimentel is expected to be arraigned Monday in Peabody District Court on charges including operating a motor vehicle while under the influence and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.
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