Massachusetts DUI Attorney Blog

Two men are facing a series of criminal charges in Taunton District Court after a high-speed chase through four towns, the Brockton Enterprise reported.

A Taunton, Massachusetts defense attorney should be called to represent anyone facing Massachusetts traffic or criminal charges in connection with a police pursuit. As this case illustrates, authorities frequently pile on the charges and a qualified Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer will need to vigorously defend the accused.

A 26-year-old Stoughton man was charged with operating a motor vehicle on a suspended license, failure to stop for police, operating a motor vehicle so as to endanger, leaving the scene of property damage, unlawfully attaching a registration plate, operating an uninsured and unregistered motor vehicle, speeding, receiving stolen property worth less than $250, three counts of receiving stolen property worth more than $250 and marijuana possession.

A 20-year-old Norwood man was charged with receiving stolen property worth less than $250 and three counts of receiving stolen property worth more than $250.

The pursuit was sparked by Taunton police shortly before 11 p.m. as an officer reported giving chase to a black Jeep with stolen registration plates on Route 44 heading into Rehoboth. The officer lost the Jeep. But police spotted it about 45 minutes later at routes 118 and 44.

Authorities reported that the Jeep fled south at a high rate of speed. With officers in pursuit at speeds exceeding 90 mph, the vehicle was finally stopped on Locust Street by Swansea Police. Police report the Jeep struck a stone wall on Brook Street during the chase, causing extensive damage to the vehicle.

Police report that the plates were stolen from Fall River and the vehicle had three large industrial compressors, which police also suspect were stolen. The suspects were unable to post bail and were transported to the New Bedford House of Corrections,