RI man arrested after hitting CT police cruiser, pursuit

EAST LYME, Conn. ( WTNH ) — Connecticut State Police released dashcam footage of a pursuit Monday on I-95.

The situation unfolded after a pickup truck driver, Nicholas Thompson, 36, of Burrillville, Rhode Island, hit a state police cruiser on I-95 in Waterford, leading to a chase on the highway into East Lyme, where police used stop sticks to blow the suspect’s tires.

Troopers and officers then had to box in Thompson to get him to stop…

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