Three people were taken into custody after a chase ended in a crash, followed by a search, in northeastern Massachusetts on Tuesday.
The search centered on the intersection of Interstate 95 and Massachusetts Route 133, in the area of Rowley and Georgetown, where people in a car that police were chasing ran off after it crashed, said police, who initially announced they were looking for two people.
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Police were seen towing a car from a ditch off the highway entrance ramp they'd closed down.
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Police said late Tuesday that the pursuit began around 2:35 p.m. on I-95 in Boxford, when a trooper saw a green Dodge Charger with Florida plates violating traffic rules and seemingly trying to race other vehicles. The car didn't pull over, according to police, and the trooper lost sight of it after three minutes.
Soon after, police got calls of a crash on the exit ramp from I-95 northbound to Route 33 in Georgetown. Police shared an image of a green muscle car in a wooded area being inspected by a trooper and say it was abandoned when troopers arrived on scene.
A search was quickly launched, including state police K9 units from the crashed Charger, and police warned, "Anyone who sees anyone suspicious should not approach and call 911 immediately."
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At 3:22 p.m., the Georgetown Police Department received a 911 call from a resident who reported there were people in the woods behind their home.
Numerous troopers converged on that area, and detained the three people who had allegedly run away from the crashed vehicle.
All three suspects were evaluated by EMS, and no injuries were reported, police said. They have since been identified as 21-year-old Gregory Marmolejo, 20-year-old Abel Severino Reyes, and 21-year-old David Garcia, all of Lynn.
Police say Marmolejo was the driver. He'll be arraigned Wednesday in Haverhill District Court on charges of negligent operation of a motor vehicle, street racing, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, leave the scene of property damage, failure to stop for police, marked lanes violation, breakdown lane violation, speeding, disorderly conduct and trespassing.
Marmolejo's two passengers, Severino Reyes and Garcia, will appear in court to face charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing. It was not immediately clear if any of them had obtained attorneys.
