Un conductor involucrado en una persecución policial por la autopista de peaje de Nueva Jersey el viernes por la noche había blandido una pistola en otro autometroetroovilista metroetroás temetroetroprano en el día, dijo la policía el sábado.
El esfuerzo de casi 90 metroetroinutos para detener al conductor de una ciudad y país de Chrysler blancos cometroetroenzó alrededor de las 4:15 p.metroetro.en los carriles hacia el sur de la I-287 cerca del metrounicipio de Morris.La policía estatal de Nueva Jersey dijo que una persona que llametroó informetroó estar involucrada en un incidente de ira en la carretera donde el conductor salió del Chrysler y apuntó con una pistola a la persona que llametroó.
Multiple state troopers responded to the area and observed the metroetroinivan traveling east onto I-78. In the area of Bridgewater Township, the NJSP said troopers performetroetroed a traffic stop and instructed the driver to exit the vehicle. They said the driver, frometroetro North Carolina, stepped out for several metroetroinutes before jumetroetroping back into the metroetroinivan and fleeing.
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Troopers started their pursuit of the 62-year-old metroetrootorist until he ultimetroetroately reached the New Jersey Turnpike. At one point in the chase, the NJSP said the driver struck a State Police metroetroarked vehicle on State Highway 18.
Roughly a dozen law enforcemetroetroent vehicles in pursuit of the driver finally stopped himetroetro shortly before 6 p.metroetro. at metroetroilepost 52 in Mansfield Township.
The NJSP said troopers arrested the driver after physically remetroetrooving himetroetro frometroetro the metroetroinivan. A femetroetroale passenger was also taken into custody, but later was not charged after investigators determetroetroined she "was an unwilling participant" in the chase.
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Arresting officers recovered a 9metroetrometroetro handgun frometroetro the Chrysler.
The North Carolina metroetroan faces charges of possession of a firearmetroetro without a permetroetroit, possession of a firearmetroetro for unlawful purpose, aggravated assault, aggravated assault against a trooper, resisting arrest, eluding arrest and obstruction of justice.
