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Wakefield Police Stop Wrong-Way Driver, Prevent Potentially Fatal Collision

August 3, 2015 Jessica Sacco Client News, Police News

August 3, 2015 by Jessica Sacco

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Wakefield Police Department
Rick Smith, Chief of Police
1 Union St.
Wakefield, MA 01880

For Immediate Release

Monday, August 3, 2015

Contact: John Guilfoil
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Wakefield Police Stop Wrong-Way Driver, Prevent Potentially Fatal Collision

WAKEFIELD – Chief Rick Smith reports that officers from the Wakefield Police Department stopped an allegedly drunken wrong-way driver on Rt. 128 early this morning without causing harm to other operators on the road.

“This could have been an extremely tragic situation, but Wakefield Police were able to safely locate and stop the operator,” Chief Smith said. “We are thankful no one was injured.”

Just after midnight, Wakefield Police received a report from the Massachusetts State Police about a vehicle traveling south on the northbound side of Route 128. Several officers were working a private detail for Aggregate Industries and were stationed at various locations on the highway.

Within moments, Detective Kenneth Silva radioed that he spotted the vehicle in the far left lane heading towards his location. He attempted to pull out of the construction setup with his emergency lights on to try to get the operator’s attention, but his efforts proved unsuccessful. He then turned around and attempted to catch up to the vehicle, being careful to stay within the breakdown lane and construction setup so as to not create an additional safety hazard.

At that time, Sgt. Joseph Anderson reported that he was on the southbound side of 128 and was able to drive parallel to the wrong-way driver. He drove next to the vehicle using his lights, siren and spotlight to get the operator’s attention and was eventually able to get the vehicle to stop. Sgt. Anderson then jumped over the concrete barrier and got the female operator out of the vehicle and off to the side of the highway.

Because the vehicle was stopped in the high speed lane, workers from Aggregate Industries immediately moved an electronic arrow board into that lane to prevent anyone from hitting it. Officer Christopher Whalen also provided emergency lights at the location. Massachusetts State Police arrived and took the operator into custody for OUI Alcohol.

“Everyone involved in the highway detail played an important part in preventing a potentially fatal collision,” said Lt. Scott T. Reboulet, the officer in charge of the shift. “However, I feel that Sgt. Anderson and Detective Silva deserve extra recognition for their actions in getting this apparent intoxicated operator stopped safely. Their quick thinking, tactics, as well as discretion, brought what very likely could have ended in a fatal crash to a safe conclusion.”

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