Overview

• A black 2002 Mercedes S500 fled a traffic stop around 7:30 p.m., triggering a chase from Groton to East Lyme.
• The car rammed a Groton cruiser causing minor damage with no officer injuries reported.
• Officers’ stop sticks were avoided and the Mercedes struck a pickup carrying an adult and two children, whose occupants were evaluated at a hospital with no apparent injuries.
• The pursuit moved onto I-95 South where state troopers took the lead, a K-9 track located a 17-year-old boy, and officers detained a 14-year-old girl.
• Both teens were charged with interfering with an officer and released on juvenile summons, and temporary closures were ordered on Long Hill Road and both directions of I-95 near Exit 74 as investigators ask the public for tips.