Improper-way driver going through OUI cost after crash injures trooper in Chicopee – Boston Information, Climate, Sports activities

CHICOPEE, MASS. (WHDH) – A Holyoke man is going through an working drunk cost after an early morning wrong-way crash in Chicopee on Saturday left a state trooper and one other driver hospitalized, officers stated.

Troopers responding to a report of a wrong-way driver heading southbound within the northbound lanes of I-91 in Chicopee round 4 a.m. tried to cease the wrong-way car, however the driver, later recognized as Jose Santiago, 28, of Holyoke, swerved and struck one other cruiser and one other passenger car head-on, in line with state police.

The trooper who was struck, his Ok-9, and the motive force of the opposite car have been transported to a neighborhood hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.

Santiago was taken into custody and can also be being evaluated for minor accidents. He’s going through expenses together with working drunk, negligent operation of a motorized vehicle, and different motorized vehicle offenses.

“The incident we witnessed this morning in Chicopee is one other reminder of the intense hazard created when somebody makes the reckless determination to drive whereas impaired. I need to commend the bravery and fast actions of our Troopers, whose efforts to cease this wrong-way driver doubtless prevented additional accidents and doubtlessly saved lives,” stated Massachusetts State Police Colonel Geoffrey Noble, in a press release. “For the reason that tragic lack of Trooper Kevin Trainor in early Could, this marks the third incident involving a Trooper being struck by a wrong-way operator. These incidents display the dangers our Troopers and all of legislation enforcement face day by day on our roadways. The Massachusetts State Police stay dedicated to imposing impaired driving legal guidelines and holding accountable these whose harmful choices put lives in danger.”