The alleged sequence of events involving Tracey Pelletier and a black BMW in downtown Nashua on Tuesday afternoon is almost too extraordinary to believe. In fact, it seems more like a script from a cops and robbers TV show than an actual police report.

And the entire alleged action probably could have been avoided if she would have just put down the phone while driving.

According to police reports and accounts of Nashua police prosecutor Katherine Muzzy, Pelletier, 32, was allegedly driving a BMW while “holding a cell phone up to her face” down Amherst Street on Tuesday afternoon.

The allegations are that a Nashua police officer saw this action, which violates New Hampshire’s 2015 hands-free driving law. The officer then followed Pelletier’s car, which turned into the parking lot of 175 Amherst St. She then allegedly drove out of the parking lot onto Amherst Street.

The officer activated his lights and siren, but the driver did not pull over, and instead accelerated. The high-speed chase then reached speeds of up to 60 mph. The officer discontinued the pursuit for safety reasons, then temporarily lost sight of the vehicle.

Shortly thereafter, Pelletier allegedly crashed the BMW into a fence and a rock wall. However, she then allegedly exited the wrecked vehicle and began running down Vernon Street. The allegations are that she then climbed over a fence, entered someone’s house, and locked the door.

She was eventually arrested.

Throughout the whole ordeal, a 6-year-old boy, who is not Pelletier’s biological child, was allegedly left inside the BMW.

In total, the charges filed against Pelletier include nine Class A misdemeanors: Three counts of conduct after an accident; two counts of endangering the welfare of a child; and one count each of resisting arrest or detention; disobeying a police officer; reckless conduct; and criminal trespass.

We have no idea what, if any, sort of mental health or substance abuse issues Pelletier may have that could have contributed to these alleged actions. However, none of this would have happened in the first place if she had not been (allegedly) talking with a cellphone up to her ear while driving.

In the grand scheme of things, New Hampshire police probably have better things to do than chase people for being in violation of the hands-free law.

Still, the law exists to protect society. Holding a cellphone up to one’s ear while driving can not only distract the driver through sound, but also by obscuring vision.

Motorists, cyclists, pedestrians and pets are all safer when drivers are less distracted. Regardless of how Pelletier’s case resolves itself, let it serve as a lesson to simply obey New Hampshire’s hands-free law.