A high-speed car chase in Stoughton this past weekend resulted in a drug bust and the arrests of a Norwood man and a Stoughton woman, according to a post on the Stoughton Police Department's Facebook page.
Shortly after 11:30 a.m. on June 8, "Officer Healey, while on his way to work, noticed what appeared to be a domestic event in the vehicle in front of him. He called in the information and followed the vehicle while waiting for a marked unit," according to the SPD Facebook post.
"Once the operator realized he was being followed by an officer, he took off at a high rate of speed in order to evade Officer Healey. Marked units joined the pursuit which reached speeds of 90 MPH and put the officers and the public at risk," the post continues.
The pursuit, which started on Central St., ended in the vicinity of 635 Pleasant St.
At this point, the Stoughton woman, Crystal Starobin, "began to attempt to swallow several pills upon the approach of the officers," according to police.
Searching the vehicle, police also discovered "several hundred percocets and lorazepams" as well as $7,000 in cash.
Daryel Pottinger, 32, of Whitewood Circle in Norwood, the operator of the vehicle, faces more than a dozen charges related to the chase and subsequent drug bust.
Charges include: assault and battery; operating to endanger; reckless operation; speeding; failure to stop; failure to use care in passing; passing where prohibited; failure to stop for a signal; marked lanes violations; unsafe lane changes; failure to stop for a police officer; possession of Class B substance to distribute; and conspiracy to violate drug law.
Meanwhile, the passenger, Starobin, 23, of Canton St. in Stoughton, is charged with possession of Class B and C substances with the intent to distribute and with conspiracy to violate drug law.