Man Led Nassau Officers On Chase On Sunrise Highway: Police

An Elmont man was arrested in Massapequa Tuesday evening after police say he fled from officers and struck multiple cars in the process.

According to police, officers conducted a traffic stop on a car on Sunrise Highway, near Lake Shore Boulevard, at 6:20 p.m. When the officer approached the car to speak to the driver, police say the driver took off heading west on Sunrise Highway. Police say he struck two other cars but kept going.

Police sent out a description of the car to other officers in the area. When they responded, police say the driver hit another NCPD car, which brought him to a stop. He then got out of the car, police said, and fled on foot.

After a brief chase, police captured and arrested Dawan Dawkins, 29, of L Street, Elmont. When officers returned to Dawkins' car, police say they found two bags of marijuana inside of it.

No one was injured during the chase.

Dawkins is charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident, unlawful possession of marijuana and multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. He is scheduled to be arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Wednesday.

Photo courtesy Nassau County Police Department