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Erratic driver pursued near Parker and Scotland roadsNewbury MA

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Parker St & Scotland Rd, Newbury, MA 01951

As discussed during the dispatch call, police from multiple jurisdictions responded to a possible wrong-way or erratic driver near Scotland Road and Parker Street in Newbury. The driver reportedly failed to stop and may have been linked to an earlier hit-and-run incident in Topsfield. Officers were coordinating across agencies to locate the vehicle, described as a gray or silver sedan.

Audio|Heard on: Lowell Police Department
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01:14
Transcript:
00:00
Newbury answering, state please.
00:05
Evening ma'am, I have a trooper behind us, failure to stop.
00:07
It's going to be a wrong-way operator that was operating the wrong direction on the highway, now on a secondary road.
00:13
It's going to be Scotland Road inbound.
00:17
(vehicle description withheld).
00:21
(number withheld).
00:23
(number withheld).
00:30
Greasy state probably sending them out.
00:39
Station eight, North Shore Regional on area one three.
00:45
Go ahead, sir.
00:48
Ma'am, Topsfield had a wrong-way driver hit and run.
00:53
Fled north on 97 toward the highway about 15 minutes ago.
00:58
That partial plate was given (number withheld), probably the same.
01:05
Although the description was given to us as a gray or silver sedan.
01:10
State's en route approaching Parker Street.
01:13
Thank you, North Shore.

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Location mentioned:
Parker St & Scotland Rd, Newbury, MA 01951

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