HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Philadelphia man has been arrested and charged following a high-speed police chase that ended in Harrisburg.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on Sunday, May 12 at 3:15 p.m., an orange Infinity was reported to be speeding and driving dangerously westbound on PA Turnpike I-76 at mile marker 261.
Troopers quickly located the car and activated their emergency warning lights and siren, prompting the car to pick up speed.
According to PSP, the pursuing officer reached speeds of 140 miles per hour (MPH) in a 70 MPH zone.
The affidavit states that the driver of the Infinity made several unsafe passes of other cars and came upon the rear of at least two at a high rate of speed. The road was reportedly wet at the time from recent rain and traffic was heavier than normal.
The driver of the Infinity reportedly crashed near Exit 247 for the Harrisburg East Interchange after failing to negotiate the off-ramp curve. The car struck a guardrail, street light and a Do Not Enter Sign, then traveled across two other lanes intersecting at the interchange.
The car came to a final rest against the concrete barrier in the center of the road. The driver, later identified as Schnyder Levasseur, 25, from Philadelphia was quickly arrested without incident.
The orange Infinity displayed fraudulent inspection and emission stickers. Levasseur reportedly said, "I got loud exhaust... I didn't want [a] ticket."
He has been charged with fleeing or attempting to elude officers alongside nearly a dozen traffic violations. Levasseur was transported to Dauphin County Prison after he was unable to post bail.
