A driver who ran a red light in New Jersey sparked a police chase that ended in a cemetery, where he was brought down by a stun gun after an attempt to flee on foot, authorities said.
The driver, whose identity wasn't disclosed by police, ran a red light at about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday in New Brunswick and refused to stop for a Rutgers University police officer.
The officer broke off the pursuit, but the driver's 2002 Honda Accord was spotted by a Piscataway police officer who picked up the chase.
The driver turned in to Resurrection Cemetery and circled several headstones near a funeral service before his Honda became stuck in a muddy area, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey.
Four squad cars surrounded the Honda.
At one point during the chase, an officer was struck by the vehicle and fired a single shot at the driver, Carey said.
The officer was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was treated for an unspecified injury and released.
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The driver attempted to flee but was stopped by a stun gun. He was taken to a local hospital to be treated for a minor injury, Carey said.
Criminal charges hadn't been filed.
