Crime & Safety
Stop Sticks End Drunk Driver's Wrong-Way Rampage on Cape Cod: Police
Police said the driver struck another vehicle on Route 3 and nearly made it to the Sagamore Bridge.

Police said a drunk Plymouth man went on a wrong-way rampage on Route 3 this weekend, hitting another car and nearly making it to the Sagamore Bridge before stop sticks ended the terrifying incident.
Kevin Palmer, 26, of Plymouth, was arrested early Saturday morning in Bourne.
Police said they received reports he was driving his 2009 Nissan Sentra the wrong way down Route 3 northbound toward Cape Cod. He hit a vehicle near Exit 6; no one in the vehicle was hurt, police said.
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Officers said they shut down the northbound side of the highway and pursued Palmer while other officers threw down stop sticks just before the Sagamore Bridge. Palmer hit the sticks, blowing out two tires, police said. His vehicle eventually stopped in the middle of the road.
Palmer was charged with:
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- OUI (liquor)
- Reckless driving
- Failure to stop for a police officer
- Improper driving
- Speeding
He was released on bail and scheduled for an arraignment Monday in Falmouth District Court.
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