Mansfield Man Sends Police On Slow-Speed Chase: W. Bridgewater PD

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA — A Mansfield man was arrested after police said he swerved recklessly through traffic and blew several red lights before sending police on a slow-speed chase.

On Monday around 2 p.m., police were called about a man driving erratically on Route 106. Police responding to the call said they saw a black Toyota Avalon run a red light near the town’s Market Basket on Route 106.

Officers turned on their lights and tried pulling the man over. According to police, the suspect, later identified as Tyrone Guichard, 60, ignored the cruiser's flashing lights and kept driving.

Guichard, didn't try speeding away, according to police. Instead, he kept driving down Route 106 at "very slow speeds," said police. During the slow-speed chase, police said Guichard ran two more red lights.

To force Guichard to stop, police installed tire deflation devices ahead of him on East Center Street. When he did pull over, police said Guichard wouldn't leave his car until several officers ordered him to.

When searching Guichard's vehicle, officers said they found several small plastic bags of whitish brown powder.

Guichard was charged with failure to stop for a traffic light, failure to stop for a police officer, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, possession of a class A substance, marked lane violations and OUI of drugs.

Photo via West Bridgewater Police