Trooper shoots pickup that fled into Pa., ramming police vehicle, on I-80 from N.J., cops say
Updated May 08, 2021;
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper fired into the driver’s side door of a pickup truck that had rammed a police vehicle on Interstate 80 during a pursuit Friday night that began in New Jersey, authorities said.
The driver of the pickup, 51-year-old Steven R. Wilson of Allentown, was taken into custody after exiting the highway, police said.
Wilson was hospitalized and faces numerous charges.
The incident unfolded about 8 p.m. as New Jersey State Police pursued the silver Dodge Ram for about 10 miles on Route 46 and I-80 West through Warren County, according to a news release from Pennsylvania State Police.