Crime & Safety
Intoxicated Driver Leads Police On Chase That Ends In Crash In Bergen Co.: Police
A driver later charged with a DWI sped away when an officer went to pull the vehicle over, and then crashed into a pole, police said.
FAIR LAWN, NJ — An intoxicated driver sped away when an officer went to pull over the vehicle, prompting a chase that ended in a crash into a traffic light pole, Fair Lawn police Sgt. Brian Metzler said.
The driver, Alvin Mandry, of New York, made a U-turn onto Paramus Road and "took off at a high rate of speed," after the officer tried to stop the vehicle just after midnight Saturday. The officer then pursued the Mercedes until it crashed on Paramus at Century Road.
Mandry, 32, had to be forcibly removed from the vehicle; a passenger also had to be removed. Mandry was taken to an area hospital after a complaint of pain unrelated to this incident.
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Mandry was charged with eluding, resisting arrest, reckless driving, failure to remain in a single lane, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, no liability insurance and driving while intoxicated. The passenger, once identified, was released without charges, police said.
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