A Maryland man was arrested Tuesday after a vehicle chase on State Route 22.
Blairsville Borough Police saw 25-year-old Diymon D’shawn Womble of Hagerstown, who was known to be wanted in Cambria County, getting into his vehicle along Veterans Drive in Blairsville Borough. When police attempted to stop him near the Sunoco on Villa Road and Route 22, Womble took off eastbound on the highway.
Officers chased him to the intersection of 22 and Jesse Penrose Road, where Womble made a U-turn heading westbound, cutting off other cars at a high speed. The pursuit then turned off SR 22 onto Villa Road, and then to William Penn Highway, headed west.
The chase finally ended at the intersection of East Brown Street and Grandview Avenue when Womble lost control after hitting a utility pole and hedges. He got out of the vehicle and fled on foot but was later apprehended at a home on Veterans Drive. A passenger in the vehicle was apprehended by police at the scene of the crash but was later released.
Womble faces charges of flight to avoid apprehension, fleeing or attempting to elude police, evading arrest or detention on foot and recklessly endangering another person, along with ten other driving-related charges. He is being housed in Indiana County Jail awaiting arraignment.
