The driver led police on a 45-minute chase on New York’s Long Island before falling off a 100-foot cliff into Long Island Sound, but survived, police said.
Monday’s car chase began when police responded to a domestic violence call in Southold on Far East Long Island, Police Chief Martin Flatley told Newsday.
Police say the man sped off at speeds of 160 mph as he drove back and forth across eastern Long Island.
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Police said the driver turned onto Sound Road in Greenport and headed toward the water, but did not stop.
The suspect reportedly survived after driving his car off a 100-foot cliff in Greenport, New York, and landing in Long Island Sound. (Fox News)
“You never hit the brakes, you never slow down,” Flatley told the newspaper. “It hit the embankment at the end of the street, went over the cliff, went into the air, went off the beach and into Long Island Sound.”
The car landed in 3 to 5 feet of water. Police said officers arrived, pulled the driver out and arrested him.
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Mr Flatley said the man complained of pain but had no obvious injuries. Charges against him were pending.
