Nov 20, 2012 9:56 AM
A Riverhead man was driving under the influence of drugs with his 3-month-old son in his truck when he led police on a high speed chase Friday morning through Riverside and Flanders, at the end of which he rammed a patrol car, landing an officer in the hospital, Southampton Town Police said.
Officers said they tried to stop a 1999 Dodge Durango at 9:22 a.m. for several traffic infractions on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside, but the driver, Tyshawn O. Riddick, 22, took off, passing other vehicles in no-passing zones, speeding through residential areas, ignoring stop signs and running a red light at the intersection of Flanders Road and County Road 105, causing other drivers to veer and screech to a halt to avoid collisions.
Police chased the truck to the area of... more
Officers said they tried to stop a 1999 Dodge Durango at 9:22 a.m. for several traffic infractions on Ludlam Avenue in Riverside, but the driver, Tyshawn O. Riddick, 22, took off, passing other vehicles in no-passing zones, speeding through residential areas, ignoring stop signs and running a red light at the intersection of Flanders Road and County Road 105, causing other drivers to veer and screech to a halt to avoid collisions.
Police chased the truck to the area of... more
