Police Chase Through West Chester Ends with Arrest
West Chester Police arrested a man after they say he led them on a short car chase Thursday.
Police have 36-year-old Glen Mills resident Corlin Hackett in custody after police say he led officers on a car chase through sections of West Chester Thursday night. A West Chester police officer attempted to stop the vehicle being driven by Hackett after police say it was observed speeding and travelling recklessly on East Gay Street toward the town center. Police say Hackett refused to stop the vehicle, despite officers turning on their lights and sirens. Hackett fled from Gay Street, turning his car onto South Matlack Street, and then turning again onto East Miner Street, according to police. Police say that Hackett crashed into two parked cars on East Miner Street, and that he struck a third parked car when he turned onto Railroad …
Nathaniel Smith
4:44 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
I think police chases of this sort are a terrible idea. Thee must be other ways,e.g., to send a car around to try to intercept the vehicle, or track down its owner from the description. A neighbor of mine (as a pedestrian) was killed by a police chase when I was a child; a chase in West Chester a few years ago sent a fleeing car onto someone's lawn on West Miner St. This is just too dangerous. … more ›