A Trenton man is expected to plead guilty to a high-speed chase that started in Bucks County and ended in New Jersey.
Before a district judge last week, Shawn Toner, 31, waived charges of fleeing or attempting to elude and officer, resisting arrest, reckless endangerment, driving on a suspended license and a drug offense onto trial. The district attorney’s office withdrew 22 other charges in exchange for an open guilty plea.
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According to police, Toner was involved in a crash in Bristol Borough Monday, January 5. A witness got a description of the striking vehicle and followed him into Bristol Township.
Daniel Doyle, Tullytown’s chief of police, caught an glimpse of the van Toner was in and tried to pull it over at 8:35 a.m., court papers say.
Toner then led Doyle and other police from Main Street in Tullytown to Trenton. Before stopping, Toner drove up and down some side streets in the city, police said.
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The van, with body and tire damage, reached speeds to 80 to 90 MPH as police from multiple towns chased it, Doyle told LevittownNow.com.
Toner is still awaiting a preliminary hearing in Bristol Borough connected to alleged hit-and-run crash, according to his docket sheeting.
