UPDATED: Monday, March 16 at 6:01 p.m.:
Shawn T. Toner, 31, of Trenton, was arraigned Monday on 27 charges related to the alleged chase after being brought over from New Jersey. He was sent to Bucks County prison on 10 percent of $100,000 bail.
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Original Story: Wednesday, January 7 at 11:49 a.m.:
A man is facing a slew of charges in Bucks County after he was involved in two hit-and-run accidents in Bristol Borough and a high-speed police chase that ended in Trenton.
Bristol police Chief Arnold Porter told LevittownNow.com his officers were dispatched Monday morning for a struck vehicle and building in the area of Radcliffe and Monroe streets. A witness followed the damaged work van that struck the property and called 9-1-1.
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Surrounding police departments received word of the accident and were sent a vehicle description as the van made its way through the Edgely section of Bristol Township toward Tullytown, Porter said.
Tullytown Chief Daniel Doyle said he spotted the damaged van in the area of Main Street and attempted a traffic stop around 8:35 a.m.
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The van took off onto Route 13, then onto Route 1 and into Trenton, police said.
New Jersey police joined Bucks County officers as the van got off Route 1 at Exit 29 in Trenton. The chase went up and down some side streets before the driver – Shawn T. Toner, 31, of Trenton – was taken into custody, police said.
The van, with body and tire damage, reached speeds to 80 to 90 MPH as police from multiple towns chased it, Doyle said.
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Toner remains in New Jersey awaiting extradition to Bucks County where he faces 27 counts of charges ranging from fleeing or attempting to allude officers to reckless endangerment.
Porter said Sgt. Carlos Rivera is handling the Bristol investigation and is expected to file charges related to the hit-and-run crash.
