Jersey men lead police on high-speed chase
NORWICH – Two New Jersey men in a stolen car led police on a high-speed chase through five townships and two counties Tuesday. They swerved through traffic and even avoided police spikes at speeds in excess of a 100 miles an hour before losing control of their vehicle and colliding with a guardrail.
The operator of the stolen black Honda Accord was Brian T. Stoddard, 23. He and a passenger, Michael J. Bentley, 20, both from Lincoln Park, N.J., were charged with multiple felonies and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $100,000 and $75,000 bail, respectively.
Sgt. Ted Ellingsen, who was involved in the chase, said the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office received information from the New Jersey State Police that a stolen vehicle and suspects involved in a another chase in New Jersey earlier in the week may be hiding at a seasonal camp in the New Berlin area.
Deputies discovered the vehicle being driven just south of the Village of South New Berlin yesterday afternoon. They avoided the patrol by speeding away down Angel Hill Road to the intersection of State Rt. 8.
The stolen Honda then turned south onto Rt. 8 and police put on their sirens and attempted to pull the vehicle over.
A high-speed chase ensued that “crossed into the triple digits” with the suspects’ vehicle passing traffic on solid, double yellow lines.
The pursuit attracted patrols from the New York State Police and Town of New Berlin Police Department, which aided in running down the vehicle.
In the Town of Masonville, police radioed ahead to have other units close down a section of Rt. 8 and deploy traffic spikes across the road in an attempt to deflate the car’s tires. The suspects, however, drove off the road, deep into the shoulder, and narrowly avoided the road block and spikes, said Ellingsen.
While in the Town of Masonville, the car began pouring smoke from its engine and while negotiating a curve at high speed, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it was sent spinning into a guardrail. No other vehicles were damaged in the pursuit, and the suspects were not injured, stated the Sheriff’s press release.
The men were both charged with fourth degree criminal possession of stolen property, second degree reckless endangerment, third degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, failure to comply, speeding and “numerous vehicle and traffic law violations,” said the Sheriff’s press release.
Bentley and Stoddard will appear in the Town of Norwich Court at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
The operator of the stolen black Honda Accord was Brian T. Stoddard, 23. He and a passenger, Michael J. Bentley, 20, both from Lincoln Park, N.J., were charged with multiple felonies and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $100,000 and $75,000 bail, respectively.
Sgt. Ted Ellingsen, who was involved in the chase, said the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office received information from the New Jersey State Police that a stolen vehicle and suspects involved in a another chase in New Jersey earlier in the week may be hiding at a seasonal camp in the New Berlin area.
Deputies discovered the vehicle being driven just south of the Village of South New Berlin yesterday afternoon. They avoided the patrol by speeding away down Angel Hill Road to the intersection of State Rt. 8.
The stolen Honda then turned south onto Rt. 8 and police put on their sirens and attempted to pull the vehicle over.
A high-speed chase ensued that “crossed into the triple digits” with the suspects’ vehicle passing traffic on solid, double yellow lines.
The pursuit attracted patrols from the New York State Police and Town of New Berlin Police Department, which aided in running down the vehicle.
In the Town of Masonville, police radioed ahead to have other units close down a section of Rt. 8 and deploy traffic spikes across the road in an attempt to deflate the car’s tires. The suspects, however, drove off the road, deep into the shoulder, and narrowly avoided the road block and spikes, said Ellingsen.
While in the Town of Masonville, the car began pouring smoke from its engine and while negotiating a curve at high speed, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it was sent spinning into a guardrail. No other vehicles were damaged in the pursuit, and the suspects were not injured, stated the Sheriff’s press release.
The men were both charged with fourth degree criminal possession of stolen property, second degree reckless endangerment, third degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, failure to comply, speeding and “numerous vehicle and traffic law violations,” said the Sheriff’s press release.
Bentley and Stoddard will appear in the Town of Norwich Court at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
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