Man's late night Wendy's trip in stolen car leads to police chase and 10 criminal charges
Maliki Da'Quan Richardson, 20, of Springfield, was arrested and faces 10 charges, including unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, open container of alcohol in motor vehicle and receiving stolen motor vehicle.
At about 9:15 p.m. on Aug. 18, a West Springfield patrol officer saw a stolen Subaru in the drive through lane of Wendy's on Park Street. The car had been stolen out of Springfield.
The officer attempted to block the car from leaving by moving his cruiser to the front of the stolen car and activating his emergency lights. But the driver rammed the front of the cruiser and pushed the cruiser back enough to pull away, according to police.
The police officer then began following the car as the driver 'fled at a high rate of speed up Park Street to South Boulevard and North Boulevard.' The car ran a red light at Kings Highway and Piper Road, police said.
Police were able to box in the Subaru. Again, the driver drove into a cruiser pushing past it, police said.
The car was forced to stop when the driver lost control on a gravel road at Prospect Avenue and the entrance to Bear Hole as the car slid into some brush.
The driver got out of the car and fled on foot.
Richardson was arrested a short time later.
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