18-03-2025
Stolen vehicle chase that spanned Valley began in Boardman
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — First News has learned more information on the origins of a chase that spanned several Valley communities this weekend.
While on a routine patrol, an officer with the Boardman Police Department recognized a blue Hyundai Sonata traveling on California Avenue that was reported as stolen from Meadowbrook Avenue.
The officer then initiated a traffic stop, noting the car was slow to stop but eventually ended up at the intersection of Boardman Poland Road and South Avenue. When the officer exited his car and began to approach the car reported as stolen, reports state the vehicle then drove away down South Avenue.
As the car fled and the officer attempted the stop, it then entered the area of an OVI checkpoint where reports state it entered the wrong lane and was hit by stop sticks deployed by an Austintown lieutenant working the checkpoint.
However, the vehicle continued down South Avenue, at which point numerous law enforcement officers engaged in a pursuit that was eventually terminated in the area of East Indianola Avenue.
Reports state the pursuit lasted around 6 minutes and covered just over 5 miles. Police say traffic was light at the time and the maximum speed was around 66 mph.
The pursuit then continued into Youngstown, through Weathersfield and into Warren. Eventually, the driver, identified by police as 19-year-old Travon Pearce, was arrested.
Joe Gorman contributed to this report.
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