Man, 4 Teens Arrested After Police Chase on Merritt Parkway

Police have arrested one man and four teens after a chase that ended when the suspects crashed on the Merritt Parkway, according to police.

A resident of Bradley Street in Westport contacted police around 12:45 a.m. Friday about a vehicle driving slowly with the headlights off and people getting in and out of the car, so police started investigating.

Officers saw four people in a black Audi, which was reported stolen from Easton, going north toward Hillspoint Road, and tried to stop it in the area of Cross Highway, but the driver kept going and led police on a chase onto the Merritt Parkway North in the area of exit 42, police said.

The officer held back when the Audi got to a construction zone, but the driver kept going, went in a lane that was closed for construction, hit another vehicle and kept going, according to police.

The officer leading the chase lost sight of the car while stuck in traffic and the chase ended, according to police.

Soon after, Westport police learned that the car crashed in the area of exit 48-49.

Officers from Trumbull, Fairfield and the State Police were at the scene and apprehended all five occupants, then Westport police responded and took them into custody.

Police identified the driver as 20-year-old Andre Davis, of Bridgeport, and he was charged with four counts of risk of injury to child; first-degree larceny, motor vehicle theft; non-assaultive interfering with an officer; second-degree reckless endangerment; conspiracy to commit larceny in the first; reckless driving; disobeying the signal of an officer, elude/attempt escape; and operating a motor vehicle without a license. He was held in lieu of $15,000.

A 14-year-old Bridgeport girl was also arrested and issued a juvenile summons charging her with larceny in the first degree and conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree.

A 14-year-old Derby boy was found with four key fobs, one of which belonged to the stolen vehicle, and was issued a juvenile summons charging him with larceny in the first degree and conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree.

The 14-year-old boy’s 13-year-old brother was also issued a juvenile summons charging him larceny in the first degree and conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree.

A 15-year-old Bridgeport resident was issued a juvenile summons charging him with larceny in the first degree and conspiracy to commit larceny in the first degree.

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