A pursuit up the Garden State Parkway south ended in a crash and led to the car's driver's arrest.
A man was arrested after leading troopers on a chase on the Garden State Parkway south into Woodbridge and crashed into the trees around milepost 133, state police said. WOODBRIDGE -- Troopers pursued a car on the Garden State Parkway south until the pursuit ended in Woodbridge, according to NJ State Police Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Williams.
The highway was closed Friday morning while troopers handled the aftermath of the crash and investigation, but reopened several hours later.
"The violator was taken into custody," Williams said, adding the pursuit began about 10:19 a.m. at Milepost 136.
He said a trooper tried to pull the driver over for a motor vehicle violation, but the driver would not stop.
"He (the driver) took off," Williams said.
Reports said it ended about half an hour later when the crashed into a tree.
He said no troopers were injured and the incident is under investigation.
Williams was not releasing the identification of the man in custody.
He said the driver was taken to JFK Medical Center in Edison with non-life threatening injuries and later released.
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The N.J. State Police corrected the information in the story.