Albany,NY : Man charged in fiery Jersey City crash that critically injured innocent driver on June, Sunday 4th 2017

Authorities have arrested the driver they say caused a fiery crash on Tonnelle Avenue that critically injured an innocent bystander late Sunday night.

Leo Pinkston, 48, is charged with eluding and aggravated assault in connection with the pursuit that began near Ocean and Cator avenues, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.

People attempted to stop Pinkston at about 11 p.m. when he fled the scene. Authorities have not commented on why they were stopping the vehicle. During the pursuit, Pinkston is alleged to have caused at least two separate crashes.
In the first crash, Pinkston tried to drive between two lanes of traffic. Jersey City police officers fired "multiple shots" at Pinkston, Suarez said.

While Suarez did not specifically identify where on Tonnelle Avenue shots were fired, authorities were investigating shell casings found near Carlton Avenue early yesterday morning.

About a mile up the road, Pinkston crashed into a utility pole which caught fire and injured another driver who was not involved in the pursuit. The 28-year-old West New York man was in critical but stable condition at the Burn Center at St. Barnabas Medical Center yesterday, Suarez said.

Because police were involved in the shooting, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is leading the investigation.


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Man charged in fiery Jersey City crash that critically injured innocent driver