Worcester Man Charged In I-93 Dirtbike Chaos Incident

BOSTON, MA—A Worcester man is among seven people being charged related to a chaotic incident involving dirtbikes that resulted in the shutdown of a part of I-93 on Saturday.

Josue Hidalgo, 23, of Worcester, was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and conduct endangering a person or property.

The first of those seven people expected to be arraigned on charges related to the traffic incident was in court Monday.

Aderito Monteiro, 28, of Randolph, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Boston Municipal Court to negligent operation of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, disorderly conduct, marked lanes violation, driving an unregistered ATV, and driving an uninsured ATV.

State Police attempted to stop a group of 25-35 off-road bike and ATV riders on the Southeast Expressway in Boston Saturday night. Police say the members of the group were operating their vehicles in an "erratic and dangerous manner" and were located near exit 18 on I-93 South. Video taken by a rider at the scene showed several of the bikes trying to escape the police-surrounded area by any means possible.

Court docs allege that Monterio drove his ATV towards State Police and a Boston Police K9 officer. He was shot by a state trooper in the foot during the incident and suffered a non-life threatening injury.
Monterio was ordered held on $2,000 bail, according to WBZ.

The other defendants are out on bail and are expected to be arraigned Tuesday. Below are their full charges:

• Christopher Cabassa, 31, of Lawrence - Charged with failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct, wrong way violation on a state highway, marked lanes violation, unlicensed operation, no inspection sticker, resisting arrest, and careless operation in a tunnel.
• William Suliveras, 29, of Methuen - Charged with failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct, wrong way violation on a state highway, marked lanes violation, resisting arrest, and careless operation in a tunnel.
• Shane Fein, 21, of North Attleborough - Charged with failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct, marked lanes violation, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, unlicensed operation, wrong way violation on a state highway, and careless operation in a tunnel.
• Gustavo Arceno-Rosa, 22, of Saugus - Charged with failure to stop for police, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, disorderly conduct, marked lanes violation, driving an unregistered motor vehicle, wrong way violation on a state highway, and careless operation in a tunnel.
• Edgar Dossantos Jr., 30, of Quincy - Charged with failure to stop for police, reckless operation, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.

Dan Libon, Patch staff, contributed to this report.

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