Saturday, January 11, 2020

Car Used in Police Pursuit Late Friday Pulled from Pond Near Pine Grove

On Saturday afternoon, State Police and Pine Grove towing pulled the vehicle that was used during a police pursuit late Friday and ended up in a pond near Pine Grove.

(Photos Courtesy of Ryan Schaeffer)

A small dock and a swing were also reportedly destroyed by the vehicle as it entered the pond.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, around 11:00pm, Friday, a State Trooper attempted to pull over Tyler Nornhold, 22,  for a traffic violation on Sweet Arrow Lake Road.  Instead of stopping, Nornhold led police in a 5 mile chase that ended up he drove his vehicle into a pond, submerging the vehicle.

Nornhold was able to get out of the vehicle and troopers took him into custody.

Nornhold was already wanted for fleeing police during a chase on January 2nd, 2020 in the borough of Tremont.

For the January 2nd incident, Nornhold was charged with fleeing and eluding police, recklessly endangering another person, driving without a license, driving with a suspended or revoked license, and various traffic violations.

Nornhold was arraigned by on-call Magisterial District Judge David J. Rossi and locked up in Schuylkill County Prison on $10,000 straight cash bail for the January 2nd incident.  Additional charges will be filed.