Hazlet man allegedly ran from Middletown police to avoid DWI arrest
Police say a Hazlet man tried to run from the police twice during the course of his arrest, once in his vehicle and the second time at police headquarters. Middletown police spotted the driver speeding at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday morning and attempted to stop the vehicle. Instead, the defendant allegedly sped away but failed to negotiate a turn properly and ran into several garbage cans on the road. The driver eventually stopped the vehicle and was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI), eluding, and criminal mischief. Then, when police took him to the station to provide a breath sample the defendant refused, became combative, and tried to run away from police at the station. This led to an additional charge of attempting to escape police custody.
