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UPDATE – 3/10/22 – 12:30PM: According to Dave Procopio, Director of Media Communications for the Massachusetts State Police: “The trooper was concerned about suspicious driving behavior on the part of the other operator and, because it was a potential officer safety issue, chose to await backup before pulling over the other vehicle. The other vehicle ended up hitting the guardrail before they could pull it over. The other operator was a 36-year-old Acton woman. The operator was believed to be emotionally disturbed and was placed into Section 12 and transported to South Shore Hospital for mental health evaluation. The operator will be summonsed for negligent operation, failure to stop for police, speeding, and negligent operation.”
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INITIAL HN REPORT:

PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts – The following HN Video highlights the dangers of policing the highways in Massachusetts.

According to her radio transmissions, a Massachusetts State Trooper noticed she had an unknown vehicle following right behind her while driving on Route 3 during the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 9, 2022. The trooper had been traveling north on Route 3 in the area of Plymouth. Traffic was reportedly very light.

The trooper became alarmed when the vehicle was reportedly following very closely with its high-beams on… at times flashing those high-beams…

At the time of the following audio recording, the trooper had already been informing her dispatch about the situation for about a minute or so.

The trooper’s “gut” was telling her something was not right, and that it wasn’t safe to pull over. Speeds began to climb, reaching well in excess of 100 miles per hour. At one point the trooper reported her speed to be 112 MPH. The trooper was in communication with a state police commander throughout the ordeal. It was an unusual, extremely dangerous situation.

Other state troopers in the area quickly scrambled to provide assistance and back her up. It was unknown what the driver of the mysterious speeding vehicle indented to do. The trooper apparently did not feel safe to allow the reckless driver to get beside her… so she tried to remain ahead of the vehicle…

Another trooper eventually managed to come up from behind, activate his emergency lights and try to stop the speeding vehicle. It would not stop, according to radio transmissions.

The license plate number came back registered to a 2021 black Toyota RAV4 to a female out of Acton. It turned out there was a female driving the vehicle. What her intentions were for chasing the a state trooper at reckless speeds remained uncertain…

As you will hear in the audio, once additional police assets moved in closer to the situation, troopers began preparing to stop the vehicle. It’s unclear, but at one point the lead trooper said she was turning off the highway onto an exit in the Rockland area. Moments later another trooper reported that the suspect vehicle had crashed into a guardrail.

A female driver was reported as being down and was taken into custody. A Rockland FD Rescue was called to the scene for unspecified injuries. There were no reports of any troopers being hurt, according to available radio transmissions.

What happened after the following audio remains unclear. HN has reached out to a MSP media relations officer for further details… and will provide official updates as they become available…

The following HN Video highlights a harrowing scene and the dangers associated with policing highways in Massachusetts…

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