Pickup truck barrels through fence in Middleton during police chase; suspect arrested in Danvers – Boston News, Weather, Sports [Video]

DANVERS, MASS. (WHDH) – A 37-year-old man attempted to escape police by driving a pickup truck through a fence in Middleton and heading west before he was arrested in Danvers Tuesday, officials said.

Joseph Kennedy, of Malden, smashed the red pickup truck through a fence and over a wall at Minit Car Wash in Middleton while being chased by Peabody police at around 4:30 p.m. Kennedy fled into Danvers, where Danvers and Middleton police began following him, according to Massachusetts State Police.

The pickup truck came to a stop on Cemetery Road in Danvers, where Kennedy was taken into police custody and brought to a nearby hospital.

Kennedy was charged with operating under the influence of drugs, failure to stop for police, and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, police said.

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