Six people who fled police on foot in the Lincoln Tunnel, forcing the south tube to close for about a half hour, have been arrested, police said Saturday.
A New Jersey state trooper tried to stop a minivan in Newark, but the driver didn't stop and officers followed it to the Lincoln Tunnel, Trooper Lawrence Peele said.
Port Authority police saw the minivan enter the tunnel at a high speed, officers said. When it stopped at the request of police near the New York side of the tunnel, all six occupants got out and fled on foot, police said.
Multiple witnesses on Twitter reported seeing the vehicle flying into the tunnel and blowing past tolls, with police cars following.
Two suspects tried to hide behind other vehicles and were captured, police said. The other four were arrested about 100 feet from the New York exit, police said.
All six suspects, who were between the ages of 20 and 26, were charged with criminal possession of stolen property and reckless endangerment, police said. One was also charged with possession of a controlled substance and a hypodermic needle, police said.
