Car Chase Through Borough Streets Ends In Arrest Of Raritan Man

RARITAN, NJ — A Raritan man was arrested following a car chase through borough streets on March 17, said Raritan Borough Chief of Police Thomas Fisher on Thursday.

At around 9:20 p.m. on March 17, a Raritan patrol officer saw a 2011 Honda Accord fail to signal a turn in the area of the Stonebridge Apartment Complex on Route 202 North, said Fisher.

The officer tried to stop the car near Route 202 North and Thompson Street.

The driver did not stop, and a pursuit began, said Fisher.

During the pursuit, officers learned the vehicle had been involved in prior eluding incidents in New Providence and Watchung.

It was also determined that the driver, Ahmad Wallace, 21, of Raritan, had two outstanding warrants for second-degree eluding.

The chase continued through borough streets for about five minutes before the vehicle stopped on Del Rocco Court within the Stonebridge Apartment Complex, said Fisher.

Wallace got out of the car and was taken into custody without further incident.

Wallace has been charged with second-degree eluding and was remanded to the Somerset County Jail pending a Superior Court detention hearing.

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