Police chase results in man driving car with passenger into Clarks Cove

A police car chase around 10pm last night that ended in the south end of New Bedford resulted in a male driver crashing and submerging his car into Clarks Cove with a female passenger.

The driver entered the Clarks Cove through one of the West Rodney French Blvd boat ramps. The woman was wrapped in blankets and was taken to the hospital due to the cold water.

This video shows the man being arrested, the woman wrapped in blankets being carried by a stretcher into an ambulance and police divers recovering the submerged vehicle with a chain and tow truck.

Video by Carlos Pimentel Felix.