Penndel Man Led N.J. Cops On 40 Minute Chase: Police

By Karen Wall:

A Penndel man who was driving the wrong way on the Garden State Parkway was arrested on driving under the influence, drug and weapons charges after a 40-minute chase, New Jersey State Police said.

William A. Errico, 36, of Penndel, is being held in the Ocean County Jail, Toms River, N.J. in lieu of $200,000 bail in the wake of Wednesday’s early morning chase, Trooper Alina Spies said. He is charged with driving under the influence, possession of a 12-gauge shotgun and a .22-caliber handgun, possession of marijuana and eluding, state police said.

The incident began about 2:30 a.m. in Toms River, when troopers saw a Ford pickup truck driving northbound in the southbound lanes near milepost 85 Toms River, Spies said. They attempted to pull the truck over but the driver, later identified as Errico, sped away and turned around, getting off the Parkway at exit 81, she said.

Errico then led the officers through several towns but Spies said there were no specifics about his route; he eventually got back on the Parkway and sped north, police said.

At 3:07 a.m. state troopers put out a spike strip, and it punctured one of Errico’s tires, Spies said. His car then hit a guardrail near mile-marker 96.4 in Wall Township, where he was arrested, Spies said. State police received help from police in Wall, Lakewood, Seaside Park and Toms River, police said.

(Photo credit: Ocean County Corrections)