DUNKIRK, NY — A Dunkirk man is facing several charges after leading police on a chase that resulted in several instances of property damage and ended in a rollover crash.
On Sunday, officers with the Dunkirk Police Department observed a vehicle strike a parked vehicle in the 400 block of Washington Ave, according to a department press release.
When officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop, the driver allegedly failed to comply, and police pursued the vehicle. The pursuit led them onto the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, and police said the driver of the fleeing vehicle struck a tree and a light pole outside the Clarion Hotel. The tree was then dragged by the vehicle, which damaged a field owned by the City of Dunkirk.
The pursuit ended when the vehicle struck a handrail on N Main St and Lake Front Blvd, causing it to overturn.
The operator of the vehicle, identified by Dunkirk Police as 36-year-old Ramon Ramos, 36, was then transported to Brooks Memorial Hospital before being released to police custody. He was charged with seven counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief, third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, and other vehicle and traffic tickets. Ramos was released due to NYS Bail Reform.
