State Police tried to stop the person driving a gray Ford Focus just before 8 a.m. as they got off Interstate 78 westbound in Newark
MIDDLESEX COUNTY -- A driver eluded State Police Friday morning after taking authorities on a 22-mile chase on the New Jersey Turnpike from Essex County into Middlesex, according to officials.
The chase began when State Police tried to pull over the person driving a gray Ford Focus just before 8 a.m. as they both got off Interstate 78 onto the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark, Trooper Alejandro Goez said.
Troopers chased the car at various speeds as the driver refused to pull over while heading southbound in the truck lanes on the Turnpike, Goez said.
The driver pulled off at Exit 9, and State Police called off the pursuit concerned about safety chasing the car in East Brunswick, according to Goez.
State Police will continue to investigate the incident. It was not known why troopers tried to originally stop the driver on Interstate 78.
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