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HAMDEN -- A police officer pulled a man to safety after the man allegedly tried to run the officer over, according to Capt. Ronald Smith. The incident began at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday when the officer saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed, without headlights, the wrong way on Goodrich Street. The officer followed the vehicle to Beechwood Lane, which is a dead-end street. The fleeing vehicle then turned around and accelerated at a high rate of speed, allegedly attempting to strike the police vehicle, Smith said. The officer evaded the vehicle by driving on a residential lawn.
The fleeing vehicle continued to drive at a high rate of speed, without headlights, into New Haven before crashing into a front porch on Winchester Avenue, Smith said.See the full content of this document
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Man Pulled to Safety Following Car Crash
The operator of the vehicle, Michael Groom, attempted to exit while flames were spotted underneath the vehicle. The officer pulled Groom to safety and then placed him under arrest, Smith said.
Groom, 33, of 5...See the full content of this document
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