Amador County – An Ione man was apprehended by authorities while attempting to make an off-road escape in an illegal dune buggy when his vehicle conked out while he was trying to take the vehicle off-road Tuesday night. Ione Police Department Sergeant Rocky Harpham said the incident began at about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, when Ione Officer Joshua Long “attempted a traffic stop near Ione Shopping Center on an unregistered dune buggy that was being operated on public streets illegally.” The vehicle is illegal because it was not fully equipped with safety items such as lights and mirrors. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as 39-year-old Timothy Nichols of Ione, refused to stop for the officer, Harpham said. “Nichols attempted to speed away and led police on a pursuit down Main Street” in Ione, “then out Highway 124 to the railroad tracks near Howard Park.” Harpham said “Nichols attempted to lose Officer Long by going off-road in his buggy along the railroad tracks but the buggy’s engine died.” Nichols then “feigned compliance with the police” before he “fled on foot into the woods.” Harpham said Long pursued the fleeing suspect and eventually placed him into custody without incident. Nichols was then booked into jail and his dune buggy impounded. Nichols was booked on charges of evading police and resisting arrest. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 18:00
Ione Policeman Collars Dune Buggy Driver Off Road, Foot Pursuit
Amador County – An Ione man was apprehended by authorities while attempting to make an off-road escape in an illegal dune buggy when his vehicle conked out while he was trying to take the vehicle off-road Tuesday night. Ione Police Department Sergeant Rocky Harpham said the incident began at about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, when Ione Officer Joshua Long “attempted a traffic stop near Ione Shopping Center on an unregistered dune buggy that was being operated on public streets illegally.” The vehicle is illegal because it was not fully equipped with safety items such as lights and mirrors. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as 39-year-old Timothy Nichols of Ione, refused to stop for the officer, Harpham said. “Nichols attempted to speed away and led police on a pursuit down Main Street” in Ione, “then out Highway 124 to the railroad tracks near Howard Park.” Harpham said “Nichols attempted to lose Officer Long by going off-road in his buggy along the railroad tracks but the buggy’s engine died.” Nichols then “feigned compliance with the police” before he “fled on foot into the woods.” Harpham said Long pursued the fleeing suspect and eventually placed him into custody without incident. Nichols was then booked into jail and his dune buggy impounded. Nichols was booked on charges of evading police and resisting arrest. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Latest from
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