ROSSVILLE — A teen riding a mini-bike tried to escape police by driving on sidewalks and down the wrong side of streets before dumping the vehicle and running into the woods, prosecutors said.
The 16-year-old boy had no headlights or signals on when police tried to stop him on Aug. 12 at about 10:53 p.m. near Huguenot Avenue and Arthur Kill Road, prosecutors said.
When officers turned on their sirens to pull him over, the teen sped up and made a left turn onto Arthur Kill Road into oncoming traffic, causing several cars to swerve out of the way, prosecutors said.
He then drove the bike onto the sidewalk of West Service Road, went down a one-way street and back onto Arthur Kill Road, where he ditched the bike and ran into the woods, prosecutors said.
Officers eventually caught up to him and arrested him in the woods across the street from 2228 Arthur Kill Road.
The teen was charged with reckless endangerment, reckless driving and driving without a license at his arraignment, according to the Staten Island District Attorney's office.
Contact information for his lawyer was not immediately available.
