Alleged drunk driver caught in Charlton swamp after bolting Mass Pike crash

CHARLTON – A Lowell man faces a dozen charges, including drunken driving and assault and battery on a police officer, after allegedly causing multiple crashes, and sending one person to the hospital, Sunday afternoon on the Massachusetts Turnpike. State troopers arrested Carlos A. Rodriguez, 33, in a swamp, soon after a homeowner reported seeing a suspicious man in his yard, state police said. Earlier, around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, state police received numerous calls about a driver operating erratically, causing crashes on the westbound side of the turnpike. The callers said the driver was continuing to drive on the highway despite…