High-speed chase precedes three-vehicle rollover crash on the North Shore

A high-speed police chase on the North Shore preceded a rollover crash that involved three vehicles and shut down traffic on a highway Friday afternoon.

Massachusetts State Police say troopers reported a Toyota Camry failing to stop near the intersection of I-93 and I-95 in Woburn around 2 p.m.

The trooper followed the Camry and observed it driving at a high rate of speed in heavy traffic, changing lanes several times and driving in the emergency lane. The pursuing soldier was eventually told to abandon the pursuit.

A short time later, troopers on Route 128 North observed the Camry driving erratically. A marked cruiser overtook the speeding Camry near Grapevine Road in Beverly and even made physical contact with the car, but the Camry continued to travel north.

State police say the Toyota Camry was traveling on Route 128 toward Gloucester while traveling about 100 mph.

The pursuing trooper lost sight of the Camry for a time until they approached Route 133 in Gloucester. State police say the trooper was ordered by his commander to stop the second pursuit as they approached the rotaries. At the same time, the Camry crashed just before the Annisquam River Bridge, MSP said.

At the same time as the termination order, the Toyota Camry crashed in front of the Annisquam River Bridge, MSP said. During the crash, the Camry collided with two other vehicles before overturning.

Drivers of all three vehicles in the crash, including the Camry driver, were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation posted on social media at 3 p.m. that motorists should expect delays and that all lanes of northbound traffic on the highway were closed. All lanes were open again around 4:30 p.m. and traffic could flow freely

Video sent to Boston 25 shows the aftermath of the crash. You see the police leaving their vehicles with their weapons drawn. The two other vehicles hit in the crash can also be seen on the side of the road, away from the overturned Camry.

State police say they are not releasing the identity of the Camry driver at this time.

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