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Jemel Edwards, age 35, of Deer Park, was arrested in Bayport shortly after midnight on Thursday, March 3, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
Edwards was driving a 2000 Nissan Altima east on Route 27 Service Road in Sayville when an officer pulled him over at the intersection of Broadway Avenue for speeding, SCPD said.
When the officer got out of the patrol car, Edwards drove away, traveling south on Nicolls Road, police reported.
The officer did not follow but informed dispatch, authorities said.
Officers then responded to a report of an incident on Terrace Road in Bayport, and found the Nissan parked nearby, SCPD reported.
Police located Edwards and arrested him. Police found upon further investigation that he had 40 suspensions on his driver's license, SCPD said.
SCPD said Edwards was charged with:
- Third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer
- Operating a vehicle without an interlock device
- Second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle
- Eight additional New York State vehicle and traffic violations
Edwards is set to be arraigned at a later date, police said.
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