FRANKLIN, MA — Franklin Police Officers responded to a business on East Central Street for a report of an erratic motor vehicle operator at approximately 11:43 a.m. Monday.
The operator of a sedan entered a business on East Central Street, caused a disturbance, and then left in the vehicle, police said.
As he left the business, he struck several vehicles in the parking lot.
A Franklin Police Officer located the sedan on East Central Street and conducted a motor vehicle stop.
The driver was identified as a 59-year-old Franklin resident.
After initially stopping, the operator placed the vehicle in drive and led officers on a short, low-speed pursuit down King Street.
The operator continued toward the Interstate 495 ramps, where he briefly stopped again.
Officers attempted to issue verbal commands for the operator to exit the vehicle; however, the operator accelerated at a high rate of speed and entered Interstate 495 South.
Due to the excessive speeds and unsafe driving conditions, officers terminated the pursuit and notified the Massachusetts State Police.
Approximately 20 minutes later, the Metacomet Emergency Communications Center notified officers that the sedan was involved in a serious motor vehicle crash with a pickup truck in Mansfield.
The crash resulted in the pickup truck operator being ejected from their vehicle.
The pickup truck operator was transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
The operator of the sedan was also transported to a hospital with serious injuries.
The Franklin Police Department intends to seek criminal complaints through the Wrentham District Court against the operator of the sedan for leaving the scene of an accident, failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, marked lanes violation, red light violation and disorderly conduct.
