{"id":2473,"date":"2025-10-14T22:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/2473\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T22:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T22:21:07","slug":"why-fleeing-to-another-state-wont-help-you-avoid-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/2473\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Fleeing To Another State Won&#8217;t Help You Avoid Tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can you avoid a traffic ticket by fleeing New York? It seems like I have seen this in the movies where the suspect is racing towards the state line forcing the pursuing officer out of their jurisdiction and the suspect is free. Is that how it works in real life as well?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/troopers.ny.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York State Police<\/a> are issuing a warning to motorists that attempt to avoid traffic tickets and\/or arrests by leaving the state. Troopers say they will find you.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/attachment-512-1.jpg\" alt=\"Q 105.7 logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Here is a real life scenario. On Saturday October 4, 2025, at approximately 5:45am, a Trooper observed a Hyundai sedan following a vehicle too close on Interstate 81. The Hyundai then failed to stop at a stop sign at the bottom of the exit 1 off ramp near State Route 11. The Hyundai also failed to stop at\u00a0 another stop sign so the Trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>Once the Trooper attempted to pull the Hyundai over the suspect took off at a high rate of speed, down several roads continuing to make more vehicle and traffic infractions and ultimately drove into the state of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>518 News, New York State Police<\/p>\n<p>Photo by benjamin lehman on Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>With the assistance of Pennsylvania State Police, Troopers were able to locate the vehicle and driver.\u00a0On October 14, 2025, New York State Police at Binghamton arrested 28-year-old Austin L. Darrow, of New Milford, PA for the misdemeanor of Unlawful Fleeing of a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/troopers.ny.gov\/news\/fleeing-another-state-will-not-prevent-you-getting-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">press release<\/a>, fleeing in a motor vehicle to another state to avoid a ticket or an arrest will not prevent the New York State Police from finding you. Crossing state lines does not shield a person from legal consequences, it could potentially make charges even higher.<\/p>\n<p>Caught Speeding In New York<\/p>\n<p>Do Radar Speed Signs actually help to slow the speed of drivers? Not for these New York drivers. Each of the following vehicles were spotted going between 10mph to 15mph over the speed limit on a residential street in the Capital Region of New York. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/q1057.com\/author\/mikekarolyi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Karolyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Worst Towns For Traffic Tickets in New York State<\/p>\n<p>The top five worst towns in New York State for traffic tickets.<\/p>\n<p>This Is How Many Driver&#8217;s License Points Speeding Costs In New York<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how many points speeding and other tickets will add to your driver&#8217;s license.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/wblk.com\/author\/yasminwblk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yasmin Young<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Can you avoid a traffic ticket by fleeing New York? 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