I-295 Chase, Multiple Stolen Vehicles & Thefts From Vehicles Linked, Authorities Say

A Philadelphia man is facing charges after a police chase that involved several stolen vehicles.

According to court papers, Pennsylvania State Police working in Lower Bucks County were advised in the early morning hours of December 31, 2023 that the Bucks County 9-1-1 Center had a report that two vehicles stolen the day prior were traveling in Yardley Borough.

Troopers and Lower Makefield Township officers responded to the call and spotted the two stolen vehicles and a Ford Escape traveling at a high rate of speed away from Yardley Borough, authorities said.

Lower Makefield Township officers attempted to stop the vehicles and they sped off, police said.

The chase went onto Yardley-Newtown Road and troopers were able to deploy spike strips that hit all three vehicles, state police said.

One of the vehicles continued onto Yardley-Langhorne Road and the two others went onto Yardley-Newtown Road, state police said.

Lower Makefield Township police and state police followed one of the fleeing vehicles onto I-295.

During the chase, a trooper used his vehicle to conduct a pursuit immobilization technique (PIT) maneuver on the Ford Escape. The SUV became disabled and stopped against I-295’s guide wires in Middletown Township, state police said.

Troopers took two men into custody.

One was identified as Brian Joseph Sedowksy, 18, of Philadelphia, and he was found to have a flathead screwdriver, a Ford key, a black USB cable, and suspected marijuana on him, troopers said.

Sedowksy, according to troopers, appeared to be DUI during the chase and had admitted to smoking marijuana while driving.

The second man in the Ford was not charged as of this week.

Troopers said they contacted the registered owner of the Ford, who told them they were at a home in Lower Makefield Township and they were unaware their vehicle was gone.

The owner of the Ford told troopers he had left the key in his car and had not given anyone else permission to drive it, state police said.

There were two credit cards found in the Ford. The cards were determined to belong to a woman who reported the theft from her vehicle the night before as police were responding a number of vehicle thefts and thefts from parked vehicles in Langhorne Borough and Middletown Township, authorities said.

One of the stolen vehicles,Hyundai, was later reported to be found in Philadelphia and had a credit card that belonged to one of the victims from Langhorne Borough, state police said.

The stolen Ford and the stolen Hyundai recovered in the city were towed to the state police barracks in Bensalem Township.

Sedowksy was charged with receiving stolen property, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, reckless endangerment, DUI, small amount of marijuana, and use/possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held on 10 percent of $1 million bail, but he was released recently on $5,000 cash after a bail reduction.

Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.

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