Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Trooper On Sagamore Bridge

FALMOUTH (CBS) – A hit-and-run driver who crashed into an off-duty state trooper's car on the Sagamore Bridge has been arrested, police said.

The collision, which happened Tuesday evening, was captured on a truck's dashboard video camera.

A Toyota sedan was speeding onto the bridge from Route 6 west when it crossed the center line and smashed into a Volkswagen Passat just after 8 p.m. An off-duty Massachusetts State Police officer and his wife were in the Volkswagen.

Police tracked down the Toyota driver, later identified as 35-year-old Gregory May of Duxbury, at a relative's home in Bourne late Wednesday morning and arrested him.

May appeared before a judge in Falmouth District Court Wednesday.

"The defendant before you had been traveling Route 6 westbound at a high rate of speed in the right travel lane, he loses control of the vehicle nearly striking the guardrail, brakes heavily, over-steers and then travels across all four lanes of traffic, striking the guardrail on the other side eastbound side of the highway and then collides head on with motor vehicle two, which is traveling eastbound in the opposite direction," explained Assistant District Attorney Matt Palazzolo.

After the crash, May allegedly jumped into the back of a passing landscaping truck and took off, police said.

"They spoke with the operator of the trailer and he had no idea the defendant was in his trailer while he was towing it," Palazzolo said. "An investigation through the use of a cell phone they were able to locate the defendant at a residence and he was taken into custody this morning."

Adilson Segolini owns Segolini Construction. One of his employees was driving the truck that May allegedly hopped into. "My guy didn't see anything," said Segolini.

His employee drove about 14 miles back to home base in West Barnstable with no idea he had spare cargo.

"He drive home and park the trailer and go home and then the cops come," said Segolini.

An officer had seen what happened and tracked the trailer down to a very surprised Segolini.

"I was surprised because I never thought someone anybody can jump in the trailer and escape like that," said Segolini.

By the time police arrived at the trailer, Gregory May was long gone. They eventually found and arrested him Wednesday morning. The off-duty trooper and his wife who were in the car that was hit are recovering.

May was charged with marked lane violation, speeding, leaving the scene of personal injury and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Because of May's Houdini move - the judge set bail at $10,000 and gave him a GPS monitoring bracelet.