Berserk Driving Leaves Framingham Man Facing 15 Charges: Police

FRAMINGHAM, MA — A Framingham man was charged with more than a dozen offenses this week after he was seen driving erratically in Boston, according to state police.

Around 3:30 a.m., a state trooper watched the 30-year-old speeding down Frontage Road in South Boston and running red lights in a Cadillac sedan, police said. The driver then hopped on Interstae 93 and sped down the freeway at about 80 mph, according to police. He also had a taillight out, police said.

The trooper arrested the driver and searched his car. Inside, troopers found 57 suspected ecstasy pills, 33 grams of cocaine, a 9mm handgun and cash, police reported.

The man was booked and charged with cocaine trafficking, possession of a gun without a license, improperly storing a gun, possession of a gun with a defaced serial number, possession of a gun, carrying a loaded gun, carrying ammunition, possession of a large capacity gun, possessing ammunition without a license, possession to distribute a class B drug, driving with a suspended license, speeding, marked lanes violation, failure to stop at a red light — and the taillight violation.