Trooper Oliver was curious why the men traveled to Springfield all the way from Lawrence for diapers.

By Scott J. Croteau

TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Narcotics and cash located by Troopers Dana Oliver, Matthew Moran, Raymond Jones and K9 Dakar.

WORCESTER —  Air fresheners strewn inside a Jeep Cherokee pulled over by state police Saturday afternoon on Interstate 290 raised a trooper’s suspicions and couldn’t keep a state police dog from sniffing out roughly a half-kilogram of cocaine.

The two men in the Jeep — Joel M. Alicea, 28, of Lawrence, and Alejandro Nunez Perez, 28, of Methuen — are now facing cocaine trafficking charges after the bust and their arraignment yesterday in Central District Court.

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The operator of a vehicle involved in a crash after going the wrong way on the South End Bridge is extricated from his vehicle by State Police and Agawam EMS personnel.

Jerzy Auguscik, 49, of Ware was hospitalized after going the wrong way on the South End Bridge in Springfield and crashing his Chevrolet Lumina into a Honda Ridgeline SUV operated by Matthew Hubbard of Agawam at approximately 11:30PM. Although both vehicles airbags deployed, Auguscik was not wearing his seatbelt and as a result was thrown into the windshield of his vehicle, sustaining head injuries. Hubbard was seatbelted and did not require medical attention at the scene.

Auguscik is being charged with wrong-way operation, negligent operation and operating under the influence of alcohol. The crash was investiagated by Troopers assigned to the Springfield barracks.