Flanders man jumps from moving minivan during stop, cops say
Southampton Town police arrested a Flanders man Thursday evening after they said he jumped out of a moving vehicle he was driving during a traffic stop.
Saul Hernandez, 29, had been driving on Flanders Road in Flanders about 5:45 p.m. when police said they saw him driving erratically and tried to pull him over.
Hernandez slowed his vehicle, a 2003 Chevrolet minivan, but jumped out and started running while the minivan was still rolling, police said.
A passenger in the minivan brought the vehicle to a halt, according to police.
Police began a search for Hernandez, who was found in Flanders and arrested about 8:15 p.m.
He was charged with resisting arrest, second-degree obstructing governmental administration, third-degree aggravated unlicensed operator, reckless driving and several vehicle and traffic code violations.
Hernandez was ordered held on $4,000 bail during his arraignment Friday in Southampton Town Justice Court.
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