Man jumps out of rolling vehicle during chase, police say - Boston Globe

A 19-year-old man allegedly led Burlington police on a chase through two towns before jumping from his car while it was still in gear Tuesday, forcing an officer to block the moving vehicle with a cruiser. Police said an officer attempted to stop a 1993 Honda Accord being driven without a front license plate near Winn and Cambridge streets in Burlington around 6:30 p. m. Continue reading below. The driver jumped out of the still-moving vehicle and ran away, police said. Officer Bernie Schipelliti drove his cruiser into the path of the vehicle and stopped it, police said. After a brief foot chase, police arrested Noah Frantz Jocelyn of Burlington on charges including driving on a suspended license, resisting arrest, and failure to stop for police. “This was a very dangerous situation, in which we allege that the suspect showed reckless disregard for innocent civilians by jumping out of a moving vehicle in a fruitless attempt to elude police. Jocelyn, who was not injured, was arraigned Wednesday in Woburn District Court on charges of resisting arrest, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle with a license suspended, operating an uninsured motor vehicle,... Source: www.bostonglobe.com