Trooper fires into pickup truck during chase between New Jersey and Pennsylvania
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STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A Pennsylvania state trooper fired into a pickup truck that repeatedly struck a police vehicle during a chase through New Jersey and Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Pennsylvania state police in Stroudsburg said they were notified at about 8 p.m. Friday that New Jersey state police were in pursuit of a pickup they had tried to stop for various traffic violations including reckless and erratic driving, speeding and unsafe lane changes.
New Jersey state police pursued the pickup for 10 miles on Route 46 and Interstate 80 until it crossed the Delaware Water Gap bridge. Pennsylvania state police then tried to stop it but report that the truck rammed and continually struck a marked state police vehicle, police said in a news release.
Pennsylvania State Trooper Fires Into Pickup Truck During Chase In Two States
CBS Philadelphia 5/8/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania state trooper fired into a pickup truck that repeatedly struck a police vehicle during a chase through New Jersey and Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Pennsylvania state police in Stroudsburg said they were notified at about 8 p.m. Friday that New Jersey state police were in pursuit of a pickup they had tried to stop for various traffic violations, including reckless and erratic driving, speeding and unsafe lane changes.
New Jersey state police pursued the pickup for 10 miles on Route 46 and Interstate 80 until it crossed the Delaware Water Gap bridge. Pennsylvania state police then tried to stop it but report that the truck “rammed and continually struck” a marked state police vehicle, police said in a news release.
Pa. state trooper fires into pickup truck during chase that spans two states
Updated May 08, 2021;
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) A Pennsylvania state trooper fired into a pickup truck that repeatedly struck a police vehicle during a chase through New Jersey and Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Pennsylvania state police in Stroudsburg said they were notified at about 8 p.m. Friday that New Jersey state police were in pursuit of a pickup they had tried to stop for various traffic violations including reckless and erratic driving, speeding and unsafe lane changes.
New Jersey state police pursued the pickup for 10 miles on Route 46 and Interstate 80 until it crossed the Delaware Water Gap bridge. Pennsylvania state police then tried to stop it but report that the truck “rammed and continually struck” a marked state police vehicle, police said in a news release.
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.