Matthew Locke, 28, of Chester, Conn., was charged with drunken driving and assault with intent to murder, among other alleged crimes, according to Chicopee police.
A Connecticut man was charged with drunken driving and other alleged crimes after colliding with another vehicle near the Fairview Shopping Center on Memorial Drive in Chicopee early Thursday morning. Police said Matthe Locke, 28, assaulted a police officer and reached for the officer's gun. This photo shows the area where the incident occurred, including crash-scene markings made by investigating officers.Updates a story published at 6:49 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2.
CHICOPEE — A Connecticut driver charged with drunken driving after a collision on Memorial Drive early Thursday attempted to grab an arresting officer's gun, according to Chicopee Police Sgt. Roy Landry.
Matthew Locke, 28, of Chester, a Connecticut River town about 10 miles north of Long Island Sound, fled on foot after crashing into another car in the 1400 block of Memorial Drive just after 2 a.m., Landry said. As police moved in to apprehend Locke, he tried to remove a gun from an officer's holster, Landry said.
Locke was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, assault and battery on a police officer and assault with intent to murder, Landry said, noting that the last charge was for attempting to grab the officer's gun. Other charges lodged against Locke include disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, reckless operation of a vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident with injuries.
Both Locke and the other driver, who wasn't publicly identified, were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Locke could be arraigned in Chicopee District Court later today, according to Chicopee Police Lt. Patrick Major.
Locke was northbound on Memorial Drive (Route 33) when he crashed into the motorist near the Fairview Shopping Center, Major said.
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