Nassau County resident Zahid K. Patwary, of Woodbury, began evading police on Westport Road in Wilton on Sunday, Sept. 26 at approximately 7 a.m., according to the Wilton Police Department.
After crashing his vehicle into a police cruiser, police said, he ran down Route 7, where he tried to get into the passenger seat of a vehicle stopped at a red light.
Police said that Patwary would not listen to their verbal commands, neccesitating the use of a taser gun.
He was transported to the hospital, police said, and charged with the misdemeanors of reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit and evading the scene of a hit and run.
Patwary was released, and will appear in Norwalk Court in December.
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