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The Saratoga County incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, on I-87 in Clifton Park.
According to sheriff’s officials, a deputy attempted to stop the vehicle in the northbound lanes near Exit 10 after learning that it had been stolen from outside a Stewart’s Shops on Route 146.
The driver, identified as 37-year-old Jacob Hayner, reportedly ignored the lights and sirens and refused to stop. At one point, he intentionally rammed the deputy’s patrol car, causing more than $1,500 in damage, police said.
Hayner, who is homeless, was eventually arrested after “recklessly engaging in conduct that created a grave risk of death to another person,” according to the sheriff’s office.
He is charged with the following:
- Reckless endangerment (felony)
- Criminal mischief (felony)
- Unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle (misdemeanor)
- Moving from lane unsafely (infraction)
The deputy was not injured, and no other vehicles were involved in the incident.
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