Driver Charged After 3-Town Chase In Lower Bucks: State Police

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —State Police have charged a man with eluding officers during a car chase that started in Bensalem Township, went through Bristol Township, and ended in Middletown Township.

A Pennsylvania State Trooper from the Trevose barracks attempted to make a traffic stop at 7:26 p.m. Monday, said Nathan T. Branosky, public information officer for the Pennsylvania State Police Troop M, which handles Bucks County.

The attempt was made on northbound Route 95, mile marker 37, at the bottom of the Street Road exit, state police said.

The vehicle, an Audi sedan, failed to stop, leading to a chase through the Lower Bucks County towns before eventually being located and parked near Route 413 and Trenton Road in Middletown Township's Levittown section, police said.

Branosky said the driver was arrested and charged with DUI and fleeing and eluding law enforcement.

State Police at Trevose has yet to put out information about the incident. But according to published reports, the driver was clocked traveling 108 mph on Route 95.

LevittownNow reported that the driver, a Delaware County man, led state police onto several highways and roads before being stopped.