New York Homicide Suspect Taken Into Custody After Police Chase in New Jersey

A 45-year-old New York man was taken into custody following a police chase in New Jersey Monday in connection with the death of a woman who was found stabbed in Rensselaer County, near Albany, earlier in the day, authorities say.

New York State Police started chasing David Campos on the Palisades Interstate Parkway after identifying him as a suspect wanted in the homicide out of Troy. The chase never exceeded 90 mph, authorities said, though Campos' vehicle did at one point cross into oncoming northbound traffic and drive through a Sunoco gas station, passing attendants and motorists.

The vehicle re-entered northbound traffic while driving southbound and exited onto Fletcher Avenue in Fort Lee, then crossed back onto the right side of the road and got onto US Route 1&9 southbound.

Additional local agencies joined in the pursuit as it continued south on 1&9 and onto the New Jersey Turnpike. Campos was ultimately stopped in traffic at the 16W Toll Plaza in Secaucus and taken into custody. Multiple charges and extradition are pending, authorities say.

It wasn't immediately clear if Campos had an attorney.

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