NEWPORT — Chief Travis Bingham reports that the Newport Police Department has charged a man with driving under the influence following an early morning vehicle pursuit.
KALEB EARLE, AGE 22, of WOLCOTT, VERMONT was arrested and charged with:
- Excessive Speed
- Careless and Negligent Operation
- Eluding a Police Officer
- Gross Negligent Operation
- Driving Under the Influence
At 1:58 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, a Newport Police Officer that was stationed at Poulin Grain observed a lifted white Ford crew cab truck traveling at an extremely high rate of speed eastbound on Main Street through Railroad Square onto Veterans Memorial Bridge.
The officer immediately activated his cruiser’s lights and sirens and began following the vehicle. The officer observed the Ford Truck continuing to drive at an excessive speed on Veterans Memorial Bridge east toward Mount Vernon Street. At the intersection of Mount Vernon Street and Pine Hill Road, the Newport Police officer attempted to initiate a motor vehicle stop.
The truck then allegedly fled north on Pine Hill Road, failing to stop for police and at the stop sign at the end of Pine Hill Road before the I-91 Access Road. The truck then continued on toward Crawford Road to Route 5 where officers lost sight of the vehicle.
The vehicle was observed a short time later by another Newport Police officer near the Four Seasons Motel on Commerce Way in Derby, Vermont. Once again, the vehicle allegedly fled from police traveling north on Route 5.
The vehicle came to a stop on Route 5 near the I-91 northbound off-ramp where officers were able to conduct a motor vehicle stop. The vehicle pursuit lasted approximately 3.6 miles.
While speaking with the driver, who was later identified as EARLE, officers reportedly detected an odor of intoxicants. EARLE subsequently submitted to field sobriety testing, but was unable to complete all of the tests.
EARLE was arrested at the scene and transported to the Newport Police Department for booking.
EARLE was held on $5,000 cash bail and is expected to be arraigned on Monday at Orleans County Superior Court.
These are allegations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.
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