Cops: High-speed chase of motorist topped 100 mph
Photo credit: SCPD | David C. Thompson, 32, of Far Rockaway, Queens, was arrested at the scene of the crash on the westbound LIE service road near Exit 43, South Oyster Bay Road and charged with DWI, police said. (Feb. 27, 2013)
A Queens man who police said drove in excess of 100 mph and led police on a high-speed chase on the Long Island Expressway on Wednesday night before he crashed was arraigned Thursday on several charges.
A Suffolk Highway Patrol officer initiated the two-minute pursuit when he saw David C. Thompson, 32, of Far Rockaway, driving recklessly, said Lt. Daniel Meyer of Suffolk Highway Patrol.
"He...
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