The arrest marked the suspect's second for drunken driving
Shawn GliddenSPRINGFIELD – Police said an alleged drunk driver, a 24-year-old Enfield man, reached speeds of 90 mph on Worthington Street shortly before bar-closing time early Thursday as he sped towards the entertainment district.
Police spotted the vehicle at about 1:50 a.m. and began following with emergency lights activated. The suspect, Shawn Glidden, of 230 Brainerd St., Enfield, refused to stop, turned off his headlights and accelerated from an estimated 80 to 90 mph, Sgt. John M. Delaney said.
Glidden ran at least two red lights and began going the wrong-way on Worthington Street where it becomes one-way, Delaney, aide to Police Commissioner William J. Fitchet, said.
Officers Jameson Williams and Angel Marrero, observing the situation, parked their cruiser, with its lights and sirens activated, in the path of Glidden’s Honda Civic so it would not endanger pedestrians at the lower end of Worthington, Delaney said.
The Civic finally stopped to avoid colliding with the cruiser, Delaney said. Glidden refused to get out of his car and was forcibly removed.
Glidden was charged with operating under the influence (second offense), reckless operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, resisting arrest, violation of a Department of Public Works posted sign (one-way), two counts of failure to stop or yield, motor vehicle lights violation, speeding, threat to commit a crime (assault and battery), unregistered motor vehicle, attaching plates to conceal identity and uninsured motor vehicle.
Glidden denied the charges in district court and was ordered held in lieu of $2,500 cash bail. He was ordered to return to court on July 22 for a pre-trial hearing.