BUFFALO — A 25-year-old Buffalo man was charged with felony count of tampering with evidence, misdemeanor counts of reckless driving, resisting arrest, reckless endangerment, fleeing a police officer, and obstructing governmental administration following a traffic stop early this morning near the Scajaquada and Kensington interchange.
According to Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard, a deputy stopped a vehicle around 3 a.m. and asked for the operators license. The operator could not produce any form of identification and when the deputy asked him to exit the vehicle, the driver sped away.
The deputy immediately pursued the fleeing vehicle and during the pursuit the driver was observed throwing items out of the vehicle. The pursuit ended when the vehicle crashed and the subject fled on foot.
Additional deputies helped to tracked the subject and eventually took him into custody. With the assistance of BPD officers, they searched the trail and located a quantity of marijuana.
It was later determined that the subject was Keith Pritchett, who was also charged with possession of marijuana and nine vehicle and traffic infractions including using a mobile phone while driving.
Pritchett was taken to the to the Erie County Holding Center where medical staff examined him for injuries sustained during the incident; he is being held without bail pending a court appearance.
