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Pursuit Initiated in Delaware Ends in on Commodore Barry Bridge Released- Thursday, April 10, 2008 New Castle- On Wednesday, April 9th, at approximately 9:00 p.m., a Troop 2 patrol officer was on New Castle Avenue in the area of Memorial Drive when he attempted to stop a suspicious vehicle- a U-Haul Truck. This vehicle was observed as it ran over a curb and made several u-turns on the same roadway. The officer activated his emergency equipment and the truck failed to stop. A pursuit ensued which eventually led officers onto I-495 northbound from Terminal Avenue. The U-Haul continued north at which time a Troop 1 patrol officer deployed his departmentally issued ‘stop sticks’ in the vicinity of Governor Printz Boulevard. The U-haul ran over this tire deflation device, however, continued north into Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania authorities, including the Pennsylvania State Police, took over the pursuit which came to a stop on the New Jersey side of the Commodore Barry Bridge. It was noted the U-Haul rammed a Pennsylvania State Police car several times prior to stopping. The driver, and sole occupant of the truck, got out of his vehicle and allegedly fired a handgun into the air. He then ran away on foot, however, was eventually taken into custody. Officers identified the driver as Kennard Terry, 45, of Buena Vista Drive in New Castle. He faces charges in Pennsylvania (investigation being handled by the Pennsylvania State Police and New Jersey (investigation being handled by the Delaware River Port Authority). Here in Delaware, charges are on file charging Terry with multiple traffic offenses, including Aggressive Driving, along with several felony offenses such as Disregarding a Police Officers Signal, Possession of a Firearm by a Person Prohibited, Carrying a Concealed Weapon (Second Offense within 5-Years), Possession of a Deadly Weapon during the Commission of a Felony and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (investigators learned the U-Haul was due back several days prior and had not been returned). Terry is currently in custody in New Jersey at the Gloucester County Jail. He is being held on $75,000.00 bail. No one was injured as a result of this incident. |
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