Greensburg man jailed, accused of leading police on 108 mph pursuit [Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.]
Dec. 2—A Greensburg man accused of leading police on a seven-mile, high-speed chase that started in in the city and ended near
Kiselka climbed in his car and sped away north on
"(Kiselka) nearly struck several vehicles including a school bus, illegally passed 28 vehicles, failed to stop at two steady red signals and drove at speeds of approximately 108 mph," Fontana wrote.
Fontana ended the pursuit after more than 7 miles after his patrol car had a flat tire, according to court records.
However, police caught Kiselka when he was later identified and taken into custody
During a search of the car, Fontana said he found a battery-powered power saw on the back seat. That type of saw could be used to cut metal, Fontana said.
Later that day, police seized a recently-cut catalytic converter from Kiselka's residence at
He was taken into custody by
On Wednesday, Kiselka was arraigned on multiple criminal charges including escape, fleeing and eluding, receiving stolen property, possessing instruments of crime, theft; 29 counts of reckless endangerment and 123 summary traffic violations, including driving on a suspended license.
District Judge
Kiselka did not have an attorney listed in court documents.
The
According to the NICB, a catalytic converter is a device that looks like a small muffler along with the exhaust system. It is designed to convert the environmentally hazardous exhaust emitted by an engine into less harmful gases.
Manufacturers use platinum, palladium or rhodium in the devices. Values of these precious metals have increased significantly in recent years.
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