MARLBOROUGH, CT (WFSB) – A man gave state police a different name when he was pulled over for driving violations in Marlborough.

Officers charged Brian Mazzella, 35, of Waterford, with reckless driving, failure to maintain a proper traffic lane, criminal impersonation and interfering with an officer.

The incident began at around 10.30pm on Thursday.

An officer was pursuing a speeding driver on Route 2 East in Marlborough. According to state police, the driver was clocked at 88 mph in a 65 mph zone.

While the policeman was trying to catch the driver, he approached another vehicle traveling in the right lane.

As the trooper attempted to pass this vehicle in an effort to locate the previously clocked vehicle, the driver of this vehicle suddenly veered into the left lane ahead of the trooper and applied his brakes. State police said that caused the trooper to brake quickly to avoid a collision.

The soldiers’ attention then turned to the new vehicle. The hazard lights came on to stop the traffic.

The driver of the new vehicle pulled over on the right shoulder, state police said.

Once the trooper made contact with the driver, the driver apologized and explained that his actions were because he thought the troopers high beam was on and didn’t realize it was a state police car that tried to pass him.

State police said the trooper explained to the operator that such a deliberate maneuver was reckless in nature, so the driver’s license was requested.

The driver claimed he did not have his license on him and provided a name and date of birth. State police said police ran the name and date of birth, which displays a Department of Motor Vehicles photo of his likeness. The policeman also saw that the license that reverted to the name and date of birth was suspended.

When the officer confronted the driver about the suspended license, the officer learned that the driver had provided a family member’s name and birthday to stay out of trouble.

State police said they believe he was the subject of an active arrest warrant.

The driver was positively identified as Mazzella. However, no active arrest warrants were found for him, state police said.

Mazzella was arrested for impaired driving.

He was released from custody on $5,000 bail and was scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court on November 15.

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