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Gotcha! Fugitive Nabbed After Incident With Elderly Driver In Oakland
An angered driver who stopped after being cut off by an elderly motorist in Oakland turned out to be a fugitive wanted in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Sgt. Ryan O’Keefe was on Ramapo Valley Road when he saw a 2016 Kia cut off a 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.
As O'Keefe pulled the female motorist over, he noticed the driver of the Monte Carlo, which had struck a curb, stop just up the road, Capt. Timothy Keenan said.
That driver, Tyris Scott, 20, of Newark didn't have a driver's license on him, the captain said.
Then came the surprise: A computer check …
Oakland Driver Charged With Assault By Auto In DWI Crash That Injured Passenger
An Oakland driver was drunk when he crashed his car into a utility pole, sending his female passenger to the hospital, authorities said.
Tyler Pratt, 29, was driving a 2019 Hyundai Elantra that slammed into the pole on Ramapo Valley Road just south of the Oakland Diner on Sunday, Lt. Christian Eldridge said.
His passenger, also 29, was taken to Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains with a leg injury, he said.
Detective Sgt. Mark Piercy arrested Pratt, assisted by Eldridge and Officer Michael DiDonato.
Pratt was charged with assault by auto, DWI and refusing to submit to a breath test b…
