BOLTON, MASS. (WHDH) – A 29-year-old driver was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after a police pursuit from Lowell into Bolton Wednesday, officials said.
At around 1:13 a.m., troopers responding to reports of a stopped vehicle on I-495 South in Lowell found the driver asleep at the wheel in the middle lane of the highway, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
The driver — later identified as Kristopher Cole, of Newburyport — suddenly woke up and drove away, police said in a statement. The vehicle reached speeds of around 100 mph as police followed, troopers said.
Police deployed a tire deflation device, but even with all four tires deflated, the driver continued on I-495 South into Bolton, the statement said. At around 1:45 a.m., the vehicle came to a complete stop and troopers arrested Cole.
Cole was charged with failure to stop, operating under the influence of alcohol, and possession of ammunition without a firearms identification card.
He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday in Lawrence District Court.
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