March 01, 2016
A police chase Tuesday ended on the Schuylkill Expressway, clogging up the highway and leading to several arrests, according to reports.
6ABC reports the Tredyffrin Township police were trying to stop a car along Route 202, but the driver of the vehicle fled. Police pursued the vehicle onto I-76 east, eventually stopping the car near Belmont Avenue.
Adam Joseph, a reporter, tweeted that he was stuck behind the police activity from the chase.
A look u give when you've been sitting on a highway for 50 minutes & had no idea u were right behind a police chase pic.twitter.com/r3f4MJkewj
— Adam Joseph (@6abcadamjoseph) March 1, 2016
According to CBS3, seven people are in custody. Initially, authorities searched a wooded area near the highway because one suspect was believed to have escaped.
Traffic was slowed on the highway in both directions for several hours.
Stuck on the #Schuylkill due to a #police chase?! #philly #Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/XVLPXRK3CG
— Mark Prinzinger (@MarkPrinzinger) March 1, 2016
