Man with suspended license hits police cruiser

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MANCHESTER, N.H. – Police arrested a man on Sunday evening shortly after he T-boned a police car and tried to flee the scene.

William Pagen, 20, of Lowell, Mass. was later arrested on charged of alleged operation of a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, driving after a license suspension and conduct after a vehicular accident.

According to police reports, Pagen collided with the police vehicle near the intersection of Union Street and Laurel Street. The other officers that caught up with Pagen’s vehicle indicated that it had front-end damage and was leaking fluid.

The officer in the initial incident suffered minor injuries, which were treated at an undisclosed hospital.

Pagen is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 3.

Anyone arrested is innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.

Anyone with comments or additional information on this report is encouraged to email the editor at carolrobidoux@manchesterinklink.com

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Born and raised in the Granite State, Andrew Sylvia has written approximately 10,000 pieces over his career for outlets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. On top of that, he's a licensed notary and licensed to sell property, casualty and life insurance, he's been a USSF trained youth soccer and futsal referee for the past six years and he can name over 60 national flags in under 60 seconds according to that flag game app he has on his phone, which makes sense because he also has a bachelor's degree in geography (like Michael Jordan). He can also type over 100 words a minute on a good day.