A Niagara Falls man is charged with fleeing police and reckless driving after leading deputies on a high-speed chase, says the sheriff’s office.
NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office says a Niagara Falls man is facing charges after leading deputies on a chase over the county line Thursday morning.
According to officials, deputies saw a vehicle driving at a high rate of speed down Niagara Falls Boulevard just before 4 a.m. When they tried to pull the car over, the driver took off.
The chase spanned multiple jurisdictions before ending in the parking lot of the VA Hospital of Buffalo.
The driver, 51-year-old Michael Oden, was arrested and charged with Fleeing an Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Obstruction of Governmental Administration, Reckless Driving, and numerous Vehicle and Traffic Law Violations.
Oden was released on an appearance tickets and is scheduled to return to Town of Wheatfield Court at a later date.