Man in Colonie accused of crashing into patrol car while trying to flee police
Albany County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who tried to run from them, and then crashed his motorcycle into a patrol car, they said.
Albany County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who tried to run from them, and then crashed his motorcycle into a patrol car, they said.
Deputies patrolling in Colonie tried to pull over Matthew Merrill, 30, for traffic violations around 12:30 Saturday afternoon. However, he didn’t stop, they said.
Instead, he tried to turn around in a dead end road near the airport, and then hit a patrol car with his bike, investigators said.
Merrill was taken to St. Peter’s Hospital for minor injuries, and later arrested.
He was charged with criminal mischief, unlawful fleeing a police officer, aggravated unlicensed operator and criminal impersonation. He also had an active violation of probation warrant, police said.
He was sent to the Albany County Jail.