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Shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15 in Yorktown, an officer on patrol spotted a driver speeding on Underhill Avenue and failing to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Route 129, turning without signaling.
According to police, the officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop by activating his emergency lights, but the driver failed to comply and continued to speed away west on Route 129, allegedly driving in a reckless manner while repeatedly violating traffic laws.
Police said that the driver - a New York City man whose name was not released by investigators - turned onto Hunterbrook Road and eventually stopped in a driveway, where he was taken into custody without incident by Yorktown police officers.
The man was charged with reckless driving, unlawful fleeing of a police officer, and cited for multiple traffic and vehicle violations.
He was processed on the charges, released, and scheduled to return to Yorktown Justice Court on Thursday, March 31.
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