Car goes up in flames behind West Roxbury store after high-speed chase; driver runs, is captured

By adamg on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 11:52am

WBZ reports that a chase that began in Walpole this morning ended behind the Party City store on VFW Parkway in West Roxbury, where the car burst into flames - after the driver made an unsuccessful run for it.

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Um, will I be able to get home in another hour or two?

By MassMouse on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 11:54am.

Nothing like bringing my little hamlet of Caledonia on Charles to the center of the news cycle!

Can somebody tell WBZ that

By Rob on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 12:16pm.

Can somebody tell WBZ that Route 1 doesn't run through West Roxbury?

Well... the "Old Rt 1" did

By MassMouse on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 1:53pm.

I even still call it Rt 1 -- old habits are hard to break I guess.

Heck, I still call it Route 1

By chaosjake on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 3:43pm.

Heck, I still call it Route 1, and the route numbering changed over while I was in grade school and hadn't yet moved to Boston.

Route 1

By Bobp on Wed, 04/27/2016 - 3:38pm.

It will always be route 1 to us.