Mechanicville man gets up to 10 years for stealing truck, crashing into police car

A Mechanicville man has been sentenced to up a decade in prison for stealing a truck and intentionally striking a police car during a high-speed chase.

Jacob R. Hayner, 38, was arrested in May after police said he stole a car from the Stewart’s Shops on Route 146 near Exit 10. It happened on May 6 just after 6:30 p.m. Hayner refused to stop for police, leading them on a chase that reached speeds of nearly 90 mph.

He also intentionally rammed a Saratoga County Sheriff’s vehicle.

Thankfully, no one was hurt.

Hayner pleaded guilty in August to grand larceny and criminal mischief and was sentenced on Monday to 3 1/3 to 10 years in prison.