Low speed chase ends in Beverly
By Janelle Randazza
LYNNFIELD/PEABODY—A former Peabody man lead police on a “low speed chase” through several North Shore communities along route 128 before being pulled over and arrested at gun-point in Beverly on Monday.
Bret Schettino, 23, who now resides in Danvers, was arrested by state troopers just before the Grapevine Road exit in Beverly at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. The chase started in Lynnfield along route 128 North. Schettino, had crashed into a Jersey barrier and was broken down in the median with a flat tire. Police say Schettino fled the scene when a Lynnfield cruiser went to assist him.
The Danvers man, who was driving his grandfather’s Buick sedan, led police on a low-speed chase along 128 North while driving on a blown out left front tire. The “low speed chase” got as high as 60 miles per hour and as low at 30 miles per hour. According to State Police Sergeant Byron Rizos, the man burned through the tire, the rim and the router until just the frame remained on the left front side.
“Once you pick up a speed like that, if you maintain a little bit of speed, the car will continue to march,” said Rizos.
According to Rizos, Lynnfield police chased Schettino into Danvers where state police waited for the man. State trooper Michael Gondella pursued Schettino into Beverly with the assistance of Peabody and Beverly police. Rizo says that the low speed actually posed unexpected challenges for troopers.
“He was driving on his frame, so that was kicking up debris and he was sometimes driving under the speed limit, so we were trying to hold up traffic so that we could pull him over,” said Rizos.
It was when Schettino’s speed dropped to 30 miles per hour that police were able to surround him, forcing him to pull over right before exit 17.
Schettino, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, was pulled out of his car at gunpoint, where police found a “small amount of marijuana.” Schettino was arrested and is being charged with operating while under the influence of drugs, marked lanes violations, driving to endanger, not stopping for an officer, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.
Schettino was taken to Beverly hospital after his arrest for evaluation. He will be arraigned at Salem District Court.
LYNNFIELD/PEABODY—A former Peabody man lead police on a “low speed chase” through several North Shore communities along route 128 before being pulled over and arrested at gun-point in Beverly on Monday.
Bret Schettino, 23, who now resides in Danvers, was arrested by state troopers just before the Grapevine Road exit in Beverly at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. The chase started in Lynnfield along route 128 North. Schettino, had crashed into a Jersey barrier and was broken down in the median with a flat tire. Police say Schettino fled the scene when a Lynnfield cruiser went to assist him.
The Danvers man, who was driving his grandfather’s Buick sedan, led police on a low-speed chase along 128 North while driving on a blown out left front tire. The “low speed chase” got as high as 60 miles per hour and as low at 30 miles per hour. According to State Police Sergeant Byron Rizos, the man burned through the tire, the rim and the router until just the frame remained on the left front side.
“Once you pick up a speed like that, if you maintain a little bit of speed, the car will continue to march,” said Rizos.
According to Rizos, Lynnfield police chased Schettino into Danvers where state police waited for the man. State trooper Michael Gondella pursued Schettino into Beverly with the assistance of Peabody and Beverly police. Rizo says that the low speed actually posed unexpected challenges for troopers.
“He was driving on his frame, so that was kicking up debris and he was sometimes driving under the speed limit, so we were trying to hold up traffic so that we could pull him over,” said Rizos.
It was when Schettino’s speed dropped to 30 miles per hour that police were able to surround him, forcing him to pull over right before exit 17.
Schettino, who appeared to be under the influence of drugs, was pulled out of his car at gunpoint, where police found a “small amount of marijuana.” Schettino was arrested and is being charged with operating while under the influence of drugs, marked lanes violations, driving to endanger, not stopping for an officer, possession of marijuana and resisting arrest.
Schettino was taken to Beverly hospital after his arrest for evaluation. He will be arraigned at Salem District Court.
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