Overview
- Massachusetts State Police say Paulius Balciunas, 36, drove south in the I-95 northbound lanes on Christmas night near Newbury.
- The black Subaru exited at Exit 83 onto Scotland Road and was tracked for nearly three miles as it allegedly drove erratically on the wrong side of local roads.
- Troopers and officers from Newburyport, West Newbury and Groveland pursued until the car stopped on High Street after passing the Route 1 rotary.
- Police report the driver ignored commands and waved an unknown item before he was removed from the vehicle, requested medical care, and was taken to a hospital prior to booking.
- Authorities determined he was under the influence of drugs, and court records list charges including OUI-drugs, negligent operation, failure to stop, resisting arrest, speeding, and driving in the breakdown lane; no injuries were reported.