Here's another reason why, as Billy Ed would say, "Criminalz iz stoopid."
Police have arrested a woman who allegedly dragged an officer with a stolen pickup truck during a chase in Worcester on Tuesday morning.
Around 8:45 a.m. officers were called to Lake Avenue for a report of a stolen Raymond James Restoration pick-up truck spoke to the owner who said he saw a woman climb in his truck and drive off.
Officers started pursuing that truck, which was equipped with GPS, in the area of Charlton Street and pulled over the driver, later identified as 38-year-old Johanna Gardell, before she took off again, according to officials.
Gardell allegedly weaved her way into oncoming traffic on Main Street where she struck a van. Two detail officers then approached the stolen truck to try and pull her out but officers say Gardell backed the truck up at a high speed and struck a cruiser behind her. In the process, she knocked down one of the detail officers and briefly dragged them.