A Windham man with a suspended driver’s license was arrested last week for operating under the influence (OUI) and multiple other charges after he allegedly sped past Westbrook High School at over 65 miles per hour, police say.
The speed limit in school zones is 15 miles per hour when school is in session, as defined by Maine state law.
According to Westbrook Police, officers received a report of a dangerous driver on Stroudwater Street shortly before 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
Officers were able to locate the vehicle near the cemetery on Stroudwater Street and observed the vehicle moving erratically and dangerously, police said.
After officers attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver refused to stop and drove away at a high rate of speed down Stroudwater Street, passing by the high school at a speed of at least 65 miles per hour, according to police.
The suspect was eventually stopped due to a red light and held up traffic at the intersection of of Stroudwater Street and William Clarke Drive, where police removed the suspect from the vehicle.
Police say that the suspect’s car was littered with the beer cans, and that he had a suspended driver’s license for a previous OUI conviction.
The suspect was identified by police as 34-year-old Brandon Patten of Windham.
Patten was arrested and charged with OUI, driving to endanger, operating after suspension, driving to endanger and refusing to submit to arrest or detention.
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