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Police Chase Crash

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Lawrence Man Faces 10 Charges After Police Chase, Crash

A Lawrence made is facing a litany of charges after leading police on a four-mile chase from Middleton into Danvers before ending in a crash on Wednesday.

The man behind the wheel of a Honda Civic that led police on a four-mile chase on Wednesday morning has been identified as a 35-year-old from Lawrence. Middleton police said that Juan Torrez, 35, would face 10 charges in Salem District Court on Thursday in connection to the chase and crash. The chase started at about 9 a.m. on South Main Street (Route 114) in Middleton in front of Angelica’s Restaurant. Middleton Police Officer Michael LeCoist did a license plate check on Torrez’s vehicle and found that the registered owner had an expired license. LeCoist went to stop Torrez but he did not pull over. He led LeCoist, and later State Police troopers, on a chase that ended up covering about four miles down Route 62 into Danvers at speeds up …

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