HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) - The suspect who crashed into an uninvolved vehicle in West Springfield during a police chase is due in Holyoke District Court.

The Holyoke Police Department issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon that said they had received information about a stolen firearm and located the suspect’s vehicle at around 9:05 a.m. on Route 5 near the Holyoke/West Springfield line.

In an attempt to conduct a traffic stop, the suspect, identified as 37-year-old Carlos Maldonado of Springfield, refused to comply and struck a cruiser while continuing to drive away from police. He then drove the wrong way on Route 5 in West Springfield and crashed into another vehicle, near the 500 block of Riverdale Street.

Holyoke officers were able to capture Maldonado after he got out of the vehic

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