Pennsylvania police: Auburn men face drug charges after fleeing officers

According to a information launch, Nicholas Neville, 31, and Merritt Fletcher, 30, initially pulled over of their car, a 2021 Toyota Rav4 with Georgia license plates, for a visitors cease Wednesday on Interstate 80. They consented to a search of the car, which was stopped close to the Pennsylvania/New Jersey border, however as a state trooper was ready for backup to reach, the pair ran again to their car and drove off heading west.

During a subsequent chase, in line with the information launch, “large quantities of suspected illegal controlled substances” have been tossed out the window. Troopers later recovered packaging with residue.

Additional state police models assisted within the pursuit and unsuccessfully tried to deploy spike strips to puncture the tires of the car, which Neville was driving, the information launch mentioned. The chase ended about 20 miles down the interstate when the presence of a field truck slowed the car and allowed a trooper to catch up and use a pursuit intervention approach. As Neville misplaced management, the car left the interstate and rolled a number of instances.

“A significant amount of illegal controlled substances were thrown about the inside of the vehicle,” the information launch mentioned.