BRICK – A Maryland man who fled from police crashed his vehicle and was eventually apprehended.
Police stopped the driver of a 2009 black Chevy Silverado on Route 70 near Van Zile Road around 6 a.m. today for an expired registration on the landscape trailer. The driver gave a false name and then sped away on Route 70 west, then making a right-hand turn onto Jack Martin Boulevard.
The officer chose not to pursue the driver, who was driving erratically.
Other officers then discovered the vehicle rolled over at 1541 Route 88 West, the mulch trailer detached from the vehicle. The driver fled the vehicle but was caught by police. He and his passenger refused first aid.
The man, Joseph Willemain, 28, of Parkton, Maryland had outstanding warrants. He was charged by Brick Township Police with eluding police, hindering arrest, resisting arrest, reckless driving, careless driving, speeding, unregistered vehicle, failure to exhibit driver’s license, loading as to spill, and throwing or dropping debris from a motor vehicle.
His passenger was 26-year-old Rachel Katz of Brick. She was arrested on an unrelated warrant. She was processed and released.
Willemain was taken to Ocean County Jail.
