Nab for Drunk Driving After Multi-town Chase

ERMA –– After an early morning, high-speed chase through neighborhoods in two townships, police arrested a Whitesboro man on numerous charges.
On Feb. 1 at approximately 2 a.m., Lower Township Police Cpl. Ernest Macomber was running stationary radar on Route 9 in the area of Historic Cold Spring Village.
Macomber then had a white Ford sedan proceed past his location heading north on Route 9 at a high rate of speed, 90 mph, according to police.
Macomber then closed the distance on the vehicle while activating his overhead lights and siren, but the driver refused to stop.
Lower Township Shift Commander, Sgt. Martin Biersbach was advised of the pursuit and monitored the situation via radio.
At the time of the pursuit, there was little or no traffic on the roadway, police said.
Middle Township police were advised of the pursuit as it was heading towards that jurisdiction.
According to a police report, the suspect vehicle nearly struck a Middle Township police vehicle as it ran a red light at the intersection of Routes 9 and 47 in Rio Grande.
Macomber and a Middle Township police unit continued to pursue the vehicle northbound on Route 9 through Rio Grande and into Whitesboro.
The suspect vehicle then turned down several side streets before pulling into a driveway in the 200 Block of Sumner Road.
Three occupants of the motor vehicle were then ordered out of the car at gunpoint by Macomber and the Middle Township officers.
The driver of the vehicle, David Hawkins, 23, of the 200 Block West Dunbar Avenue, Whitesboro, was taken into custody at the scene and charged with:
• EIuding Police with a Motor Vehicle (Second degree Crime)
• Driving while intoxicated
• Reckless driving
• Speeding
• Driving With a suspended driver’s license
After being processed at the Lower Township Police Department, Hawkins was remanded to county jail on $25,000 cash bail.