Toland Man Hurls Object At Car In Vernon, Pursued Into Manchester

VERNON, CT — A Tolland man who is accused of throwing an object from his car at another vehicle in on Christmas Eve in Vernon and leading police on a pursuit that culminated with a crash in Manchester is facing 14 criminal charges, an incident report indicates.

Just after 3 p.m. Friday, Vernon police received reports of a vehicle that fired a weapon at another vehicle. That turned out to be a thrown object, police said, most likely a bottle.

The vehicle was located, but the driver, identified as 24-year-old Tolland resident Jose Manuel Abedelkader, failed to stop for police, according t0 a report.

Abedelkader then engaged police in a pursuit that ultimately ended when he crashed his car on Summit Street in Manchester.

Abedelkader was charged with:

• First-degree reckless endangerment
• Engaging police in a pursuit
• Disobeying the signal of an officer
• Reckless driving
• Interfering with police
• Disorderly conduct
• Speeding
• Throwing objects at a motor vehicle
• Improper passing
• Failing to obey traffic signals
• Failure to obey a stop sign
• Failure to drive in the proper lane
• Improper use of a marker
• Driving without a license

Abedelkader was released on a $100,000 bond and given a court date of Jan. 4.