SPRINGFIELD – A Springfield man was arrested and charged with trafficking in cocaine after he was caught with between $3,000 and $4,000 of the drugs in his backpack.



Police arrested David Class, 36, at around 2:30 p.m. Monday and charged him with trafficking in cocaine 36 to 100 grams, violation of a drug free park zone, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and resisting arrest, Police Lt. Charles Cook said.



The arrest happened after Class got into a minor accident on Page Boulevard. After police spoke to him, Class allegedly grabbed a backpack filled with cocaine and ran. He was chased by officers who caught him in Marshall Roy Field a few blocks away, Cook said.



He threw the backpack away while running. Police recovered it and found 61 grams of cocaine inside, Cook said.