A Lakewood man, who claimed to have murdered his parents and then fled up Route 9 into Howell where police pursued him, has been arrested in Canada after fleeing the United States and crashing into the northern border.
Howell Police said a patrolman tried to stop 41-year old Josef Bartol around 10:45 pm on December 31 after seeing him drive erratically along Route 9.
The officer activated his lights and pursued Bartol believing he was intoxicated and posed a threat to other motorists on the road.
The pursuit, which ran through Freeholder, Manalapan, Marlboro, Old Bridge and Sayreville was ended near mile marker 125 when the officers siren stopped working around 11:05 pm.
A Lakewood man, who claimed to have murdered his parents and then fled up Route 9 into Howell where police pursued him, has been arrested in Canada after fleeing the United States and crashing into the northern border.
Howell Police said a patrolman tried to stop 41-year old Josef Bartol around 10:45 pm on December 31 after seeing him drive erratically along Route 9.
The officer activated his lights and pursued Bartol believing he was intoxicated and posed a threat to other motorists on the road.
The pursuit, which ran through Freeholder, Manalapan, Marlboro, Old Bridge and Sayreville was ended near mile marker 125 when the officers siren stopped working around 11:05 pm.