Maine Police Chase Ends After Suspect Crashes Into Horse Carriage

I'm not sure if there is something in the water around here or what, but we have had multiple stories from around Maine this week of police pursuits ending in crashes.

Just yesterday we brought you a story of a police pursuit that happened in southern Maine near the town of Standish. Police attempted to stop a vehicle that initially pulled over but then fled the traffic stop. Eventually that car crashed at a nearby intersection where the driver was taken into custody.

Where did the Tuesday chase take place?

Now this morning we're finding out about another Maine police chase that happened on Tuesday and also resulted in a crash. According to WABI TV 5, police attempted to make contact with a person in a vehicle at the Aroostook Mall in Presque Isle on Tuesday morning.

That driver then chose to flee the scene while police were attempting to conduct a stop. The news station is reporting that during that chase, speeds reached in excess of 90 miles per hour.

How long did the pursuit last on Tuesday?

Eventually police that were in pursuit decided to pull back for the safety of everyone involved. Police ended the pursuit while on Fort Road, however, a short time later, the driver apparently crashed into a carriage being pulled by a horse.

That carriage apparently had six children inside at the time of the crash, though fortunately there were no injuries reported. 34-year-old Anthony Vangel of Easton was then arrested at the scene.

Was the suspect known to area police officers?

WABI reports that Vangel was on 10 different sets of bail conditions at the time of the crash on Tuesday.

All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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