AUGUSTA — A Belfast man was arrested on several charges Saturday night after he allegedly careened through a parking lot, a red light and a stop sign before crashing into a minivan, all in front of two police officers who watched from their cruisers.

Alan F. Green, 44, of Belfast, was charged with operating under the influence, operating after a habitual offender revocation, driving to endanger, failing to stop for a police officer, violating conditions of release and theft by unauthorized use of property.

Sgt. Eric Lloyd and officer Scott Taylor were parked in their cruisers in the front parking lot of Augusta City Center on Cony Street just before 9 p.m. when they heard — but couldn’t see because of snowbanks — a vehicle enter the parking lot at what sounded like a high rate of speed.

Lloyd said the car, a Toyota Scion, came drifting sideways around the curve of the parking lot closest to the entrance to the City Center building, missing Taylor’s cruiser by only a few feet as it slid past.

Both officers activated the lights on their cruisers to try to stop the car in the parking lot, Lloyd said. Instead of stopping, the car left the lot, Lloyd said, driving through a red light at the intersection of Cony and Willow streets and through the intersection onto Willow Street.

The car then struck a snowbank on Willow Street near OneSteel Recycling, Lloyd said, before the driver regained control and continued traveling the short distance to the intersection with Bangor Street, as police followed, lights and sirens activated.

The car then went through the Willow and Bangor street intersection, through the stop sign on Willow Street without stopping and tried to turn left onto Bangor Street, Lloyd said.

Lloyd said the car struck a minivan that was traveling south on Bangor Street, and the collision disabled both vehicles.

The woman driving the minivan refused medical treatment or to be taken to the hospital.

Green, identified as the driver of the Toyota Scion, was arrested and taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center to be checked out. Once medically cleared, he was taken to Kennebec County jail, where he is being held without bail, Lloyd said.

The Scion had been reported stolen earlier that night from the area of South Chestnut Street, Lloyd said, and speeds were low during the “chase.”

A 21-year-old passenger with Green was not charged.

Keith Edwards — 621-5647

kedwards@centralmaine.com

Twitter: @kedwardskj

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