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Jonell Bonilla, age 28, of Waterbury, faces a slew of charges after he led police of a chase that ended with a bang in West Springfield, police said.
Officers tried to pull Bonilla's car over around 8 p.m. after he left the Super 8 Motel parking lot at 1500 Riverdale St. as part of a narcotics investigation, authorities said. Bonilla floored it instead.
He crashed into a car stopped at the intersection of Riverdale St. and Morgan Road and kept driving, authorities said. Bonilla then crashed into an unmarked police car, and when he couldn't get past it, Bonilla slammed into it again.
But now he his car was stuck. Bonilla jumped out and made a run for it, but he didn't make it far, officials said. Police arrested him in a parking lot not far from the crash site.
Luckily, no one was injured in the crashes, authorities said.
Bonilla is charged with —
- Failure to stop for police
- Operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license
- Concealing a motor vehicle license plate
- Assault with a dangerous weapon
- Assault and battery on a police officer
- Operating an unregistered motor vehicle
- Operating an uninsured motor vehicle
- Possession of ammunition without an FID Card
- Negligent operation of a motor vehicle
During the booking process, police learned Bonilla is out on probation from Hartford, Connecticut.
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