Police Search For Driver Who Fled On Foot After Route 9 Chase

BUCHANAN, N. Y. -- Authorities are searching for a man who led Croton police on a wild pursuit Wednesday night before purposely crashing his car, then taking off on foot, according to a report from News 12.

Croton police are searching for the driver who caused them to crash into an SUV, ending a police pursuit that started in Buchanan on Wednesday night.
Photo Credit: *News 12 screen grab*

Amy Maciaszek

02/18/2016 3:30 p.m.

It all started about 8:30 p.m. when Croton police tried to pull over an SUV for a routine traffic stop along Route 9 (Albany Post Road) in Buchanan. Instead of stopping, the driver sped off, then slammed on his brakes causing a crash, said News 12.

No injuries were reported, but police are still looking for the man, who jumped out of the car while it was moving, according to News 12 Hudson.

Click here to read the News 12 story.

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