Police: Bay Shore Man Drove on Drugs, Fled Officers

A 26-year-old Bay Shore man drove while high on drugs and then fled from an attempted traffic stop Wednesday morning in Central Islip, police said.

According to police, Third Precinct officers attempted to pull over a green 1998 Ford Escort near the intersection of Brightside Avenue and Carleton Avenue when the driver of the Ford, Adam Hunstein, drove away at 11:24 a.m.

A short time later, a police helicopter arrived overhead and took over tracking of the fleeing vehicle, police said. The Aviation Section officers were able to notify ground units when the suspect abandoned his car after turning onto Cherry Court, a dead-end, in Central Islip.

After a brief foot pursuit, Hunstein was arrested at 11:36 a.m. and charged him with DWI-drugs, unlawfully fleeing police, seventh criminal possession of a controlled substance, second degree aggravated unlicensed operation and resisting arrest.

Hunstein will be held at the Third Precinct overnight and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Thursday.