A person driving a rented SUV with tinted windows led police on a wild chase down the Mass. Pike on Tuesday evening, nearly hitting a state trooper, before eluding police, officials said.

Massachusetts State Police spokesman Dave Procopio said a state trooper pulled over the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder around 6:45 p.m. on Interstate 90 east at Exit 25 in South Boston.

After the trooper got out of his cruiser and approached the vehicle, the suspect cut the wheel and tried to strike the trooper, who had to jump out of the way to avoid being hit, Procopio said. The Pathfinder drove off, then turned around at the airport ramps and started heading west.