REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.- Delaware State Police say a Rehoboth Beach man is facing multiple charges after he led troopers on a high-speed chase in Seaford.
Police said it happened shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, when troopers observed a Mercury Grand Marquis without a license plate tag light and functioning taillights traveling northbound on Concord Pond Road in Seaford.
Police said that when troopers tried to make a traffic stop, the driver refused to stop and continued to travel northbound on Concord Pond Road. The driver then proceeded to turn onto King Road and then onto Coverdale Road while traveling at a high rate of speed and committing multiple traffic violations, according to police.
The vehicle eventually came to a stop after it slid off the edge of Coverdale Road. The driver then got out of the car and ran away, according to investigators. A short time later, t roopers located the driver, 35-year-old Everett L. Burton, of Rehoboth Beach, in the woods.
Burton was taken into custody and charged with disregarding a police officer signal (felony), resisting arrest, driving while suspended or revoked, aggressive driving and multiple traffic-related violations.
Burton was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $3,008.00 secured bond.