Lana Bellamy

lBellamy@th-record.com

HIGHLAND – A City of Newburgh man was issued 33 tickets for vehicle and traffic violations on Thursday after he led police on a vehicle chase from the Town of Lloyd to the Town of Ulster, state police said.

In addition to the traffic violations, Tevon D. Dickey, 19, was charged with misdemeanor-level reckless endangerment and fleeing police, and a violation for marijuana possession, according to a news release from state police.

The pursuit began after a trooper saw Dickey speeding on Route 299 in the Town of Lloyd in a white Nissan Altima about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the release.

Police tried to stop the car to no avail, police said.

The vehicle continued on Route 299 into the Town of New Paltz before heading north on the New York State Thruway, police said.

The pursuit lasted about 20 miles before ending in the Town of Ulster where the vehicle was stopped by spike strips on the Thruway, police said.

Dickey was taken into custody without incident and given an appearance ticket returnable to Rosendale Town Court on June 9.