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Lynn police stand on-scene following a car chase that resulted in a two-car crash at the intersection of Chestnut and Essex streets early Tuesday morning. (Spenser Hasak) Purchase this photo

Two in custody after police pursuit in Lynn ends in crash

James Bartlett

September 5, 2023 by James Bartlett

LYNN — Two people are in custody after police said a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash and one person was sent to the hospital Tuesday.

According to a Lynn police spokesperson, at around 7:13 a.m. in the area of Chestnut Street and Essex Street, officers observed a vehicle suspected to be involved in a carjacking incident that occurred at 8 p.m. Monday, when a vehicle was stolen at gunpoint.

When officers attempted to pull the stolen vehicle over on Tuesday, the driver led police on a short pursuit before the suspect’s vehicle collided with another vehicle, sending the victim of the crash to the hospital with injuries.

Police said two suspects — a juvenile male from Haverhill and Leanna Rockwood, 22, of Boston — fled on foot and were taken into custody.

Police charged the juvenile with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, marked lanes violation, failure to stop/yield, leaving the scene of personal injury, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.

Rockwood has been charged with receiving a stolen motor vehicle, disorderly conduct, and possession of a Class B drug.

Savin Am, who lives on Lincoln Street, said he heard a loud bang around 7:15 a.m.

“I looked out the window and saw a bunch of kids running,” Am said. “I saw cops pursue them.”

Am said he saw at least two individuals running from police and said he also witnessed a woman extracted from a white Honda that was flipped onto its roof and had sustained heavy damage.

“The person was alive from what I saw,” Am said. “She’s lucky it was just her because that front seat was crushed.”

Isabella Mayorga, who works in the area, was on the scene around 8 a.m. when she took a video of the incident that showed the white Honda SUV with heavy damage flipped onto its roof and a black Nissan SUV with heavy front-end damage in front of Tony Tipico Restaurant at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Essex Street.

Reporters from The Item on-scene around 8:20 a.m. witnessed officers from Lynn Police Department and Massachusetts State Police conducting a search of the area, including the presence of the state police K-9 unit.

  • James Bartlett

    James is a reporter and photographer covering Lynn. He has previously covered Lynnfield and Peabody for The Item. His work has been featured in GBH News, boston.com, WHDH.com and The Suffolk Journal.

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