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Cops: Smithtown man tries to run over officer in LIE chase

Quick ReadThe wild chase ended near Exit 46 in Nassau County when the Jeep crashed into a median and then a police vehicle.

The SUV that fled from Suffolk police during

Photo credit: /LINEWSCENTER | The SUV that fled from Suffolk police during a chase on the LIE. (Nov. 11, 2009)

A Smithtown man who has been arrested more than a dozen times over nearly 20 years tried to run over a Suffolk cop Tuesday and then led police on a chase that ended with a fiery crash, officials said.

The driver, Michael Baldridge, 38, was among seven hurt, including five officers, in a 19-minute chase from Ronkonkoma to Plainview on the Long Island Expressway. It was there that police arrested...

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