*** WATCH *** DRAMATIC PURSUIT ENDS IN DUXBURY ROLLOVER… VEHICLE...

UPDATE – MSP MEDIA STATEMENT – 1/3/2023 @ 11:25AM:

A drugged driver who led State and local police on two pursuits overnight was eventually apprehended by Troopers after they used a tire deflation device to stop his vehicle on Route 3 in Duxbury.

Massachusetts State Troopers took MICHAEL J. GONCALVES, 25, of Plymouth, into custody after he lost control of his 2018 Hyundai Elantra sedan on Route 3 north at 3:11 AM, several minutes after he drove over stop sticks in the area of Exit 13.

GONCALVES was examined at South Shore Hospital and was then transported to the State Police-Norwell Barracks, where he was booked on charges of OUI-drugs; failure to stop for police; negligent operation of a motor vehicle; marked lanes violation; number plate violation; excessive window tint; and speeding. He will be brought to Plymouth District Court for arraignment today.

The sequence of events that led to GONCALVES arrest began at 1:40 AM, when a Trooper observed a license plate violation with the suspect’s vehicle and attempted to stop him on Route 3 south in Kingston. GONCALVES refused to stop and fled at speeds of nearly 100 mph. Moments later the suspect exited the highway, heading toward Route 3A in Plymouth. State Police terminated their pursuit advised Plymouth Police of the suspect’s route of flight.

At approximately 2:45 AM, Plymouth Police advised MSP that they located the suspect vehicle on Ship Pond Road in their town and attempted to stop it. GONCALVES again refused to stop for police and fled. Several minutes later the Elantra hit stop sticks that were set up on Long Pond Road. The suspect continued to flee with Plymouth Police in pursuit. The vehicle was lost after it turned onto Beaver Dam Road.

At approximately 2:56 AM, a Trooper located the suspect vehicle on Route 3 north in Plymouth and initiated another pursuit. As with the initial pursuit, MSP Troop D assumed command and control. At that time the Elantra appeared to have one flat tire from the previous stop sticks strike.

While a Trooper continued to pursue the suspect on Route 3 north, other Troopers positioned themselves ahead of the approaching suspect, blocked the off ramp at Exit 13, and laid stop sticks across the highway. The suspect vehicle hit those sticks at about 3 AM and its tires began smoking.

GONCALVES continued to flee on damaged tires for several more minutes at speeds up to 67 mph, before fully losing control, entering the median north of Exit 22, and rolling over. Troopers requested that EMS respond and determined GONCALVES was the only occupant of the vehicle. During an investigation on scene, including conversation with GONCALVES, Troopers determined he was operating under the influence of narcotics.

GONCALVES was transported to the hospital for treatment of a minor injury. He was then brought back to the barracks where Troopers booked him on the charges listed above.
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INITIAL HN REPORT:

DUXBURY, Massachusetts – The dramatic pursuit of a vehicle registered out of East Falmouth ended in a rollover crash on Route 3 in Duxbury this morning.

The state police pursuit began on Route 3 southbound in the Plymouth area, sometime [around] 1:45 a.m.

Speeds reached 98 MPH before being called off when the vehicle took an exit into Plymouth.

Surrounding police were notified and, as you will hear in the following HN Video, the pursuit started back up again when Plymouth Police spotted the vehicle in a parking lot at 900 Ship Pond Road (The Home for Little Wanderers, Southeast Campus). The vehicle exited the parking lot, and despite Plymouth PD’s efforts to stop it, the vehicle managed to make its way back onto Route 3. This time it was traveling northbound.

By this time, Massachusetts State Troopers were in the area and managed to deploy stingers (tire deflation devices). The vehicle was stung twice and lost at least two tires as the pursuit continued into Duxbury. Despite the burning rubber and missing tires, speeds continued to reach up to 68 MPH.

The pursuit came to a sudden end when the vehicle rolled over on Route 3, in Duxbury, around 3:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle registered out of East Falmouth (pictured above) was taken into custody. He was eventually transported to hospital in a Duxbury FD ambulance, for a precautionary evaluation of what were believed to be minor injuries.

The following HN Video highlights the crash scene in Duxbury, mixed in with some police radio transmissions from the earlier pursuit. HN has reached out to state police for more details… [DEVELOPING]

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