SHREWSBURY – After swerving through Shrewsbury streets, a man now faces fentanyl charges.
At approximately 12:50 a.m. on Dec. 1, a Shrewsbury Police Department officer noticed a driver on Route 9 traveling westbound near Dewey Road. The vehicle allegedly failed to stop for officers in an incident with the Massachusetts State Police an hour prior. After some pursuit, the officer activated his lights on Route 9 eastbound by Buffalo Wild Wings. The vehicle reportedly attempted to avoid the police, quickly turning right onto Lake Street and making an illegal U-turn.
The vehicle then turned left onto Route 9 westbound, nearly striking a vehicle, and accelerated at a high speed, going 80 mph in a 45-mph zone, according to reports. The vehicle then “abruptly took a right turn, failing to signal onto Oak Street at approximately 75 mph.” The vehicle went through a stop sign, hit the curb, and continued onto the grass at the UMass building on 222 Maple Avenue…