FARMINGTON — Police said a local man is facing several criminal charges and traffic violations after he blew through stop signs and flashing traffic-warning lights at high speed and failed to stop for police early Sunday.

Officer Derrick Doucette arrested David R. Labbe, 26, of Farmington on misdemeanor charges of failing to stop for a police officer, driving 30 miles over the posted speed limit and operating under the influence, Farmington police secretary Rachel Heseltine said Monday.

Doucette also issued Labbe summonses for traffic violations of failure to stop for a stop sign, failure to obey red and yellow flashing lights, turning without signaling, stopping suddenly without signaling and unnecessary brake/acceleration, she said reading from Doucette’s police report.

Doucette was sitting in his police cruiser at the Irving Service Station at 1 a.m., across from Hippach Field, when a vehicle went past him going approximately 65 mph in a posted 25-mph zone toward Center Bridge, Heseltine said.

He was driving recklessly and didn’t slow down at the flashing yellow lights and turned onto Bridge Street, according to the report.

Doucette had his cruiser lights on, but Labbe kept going, she said. Most traffic signals in Farmington turn to flashing lights after midnight.

Labbe did not stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Town Farm Road and Bridge Street before he turned onto Oakes Street, she said. He turned into a residence on Oakes Street, which Labbe told police was where he lived.

Labbe was arrested and taken to Franklin County jail. He was released later Sunday on $3,000 unsecured bail, according to the arrest log. He is scheduled to appear in a Farmington court on Sept. 2.

dperry@sunjournal.com


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