After High Speed Route 46 Chase Tonight, Fairfield Police and West Caldwell Police Make Arrests for Wayne

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 8:30pm

Credit: Carolyne Volpe Curley

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​FAIRFIELD, NJ -  What started at 7:22pm tonight with a call out from Wayne Police asking Fairfield Police for mutual assistance, continued with a high speed chase through both sides of Route 46 in Fairfield, and ended ten minutes later with arrests and drugs strewn all over the highway near Monster Golf. 

According to Fairfield Police Chief Anthony Manna:

7:22pm

• Wayne Police asked for assistance regarding a 2005 Infiniti registered out of Newark  which was wanted for evading police and alleged drug distribution 

7:27pm

• Wayne Police determined the car to be traveling west bound on Route 46;

7:28pm

• Fairfield Police Sergeants John McGrory and Frank Tracey immediately identified the vehicle passing Two Bridges Road and traveling in the right shoulder lane and then into the left lane
  • at speeds reportedly over 100 mph

7:29pm

• Montville Police and West Caldwell Police were alerted to assist as the vehicle was approaching Hollywood Avenue in the left lane and passing Structural Stone
  • now reportedly traveling 106 mph

7:30pm

• Fairfield Police pursued the vehicle as it got off at Fairfield Road near the Gately Overpass
  • at this point, one of the male occupants, identified as Kahail Weeks,  24, of Newark apparently jumped from the front seat out of the car while it was still traveling about 25 mph to 35 mph
    
  • Weeks was seen rolling onto the shoulder and was soon taken into custody by Officer Steven Ptaszynski

7:31pm

• Area Police responded and quickly lined the highway route
• The car u-turned to get back onto 46 East and was pursued by Sergeants McGrory and Tracey and Officer Stacy Chiarolanza
  • Suspect was said to be a young black male driver
• Car continued on Route 46 East, passing Horseneck Road, then Hollywood Avenue staying in the right lane
  • speeds reportedly 104 mph

7:32pm

• An ambulance was requested for the occupant who jumped out of the vehicle
• Car continued east bound near Target and again approached Wayne town line
• The car came to a stop in front of the XO nightclub, just before Willowbrook, and the driver, Rusean Hyde, 22, of Newark was taken into custody
  

7:36pm

• Weeks and Hyde were both turned over to the Wayne Police Department and the Infiniti vehicle was impounded
  
  • Weeks was charged with eluding the police and with a variety of motor vehicle summonses
    
    
• At this same time, the highway in front of Monster Golf was closed down due to drugs having been thrown all over the highway
  
  • According to police, when Weeks hit the pavement after jumping from the car, it was with such force that his shoes came off and a bunch of pills scattered along the roadway
  • Weeks reportedly sustained severe injuries to his left leg and ankle and was transported, in police custody, to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Paterson

7:37pm

• Fairfield and West Caldwell Police were involved with large scale search on and around Route 46 East as the highway was closed so they could gather all evidence
• Police reportedly recovered approximately 40 Endocet tablets and 4 Oxycodone tablets at the scene
  
  • Weeks was charged with failure to turn over a controlled dangerous substance to the police and possession of prescription legend drugs

7:45pm

• One of the suspects claimed that a gun was held to his head the entire time 

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• He was by police as, N.J. Hyde was turned over to the Wayne Police Department and his vehicle impounded by them. He was eventually criminally charged with eluding and with a variety of motor vehicle summonses.

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