Overview
- Judge Jeffrey Conrad imposed a state prison term of three and a half to 10 years, plus one year of concurrent probation and $275 in traffic fines.
- Wright pleaded guilty on Oct. 7 to aggravated assault, fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, receiving stolen property, reckless endangerment and related offenses.
- Prosecutors said the nine-mile chase began May 9, 2024, after a trooper observed erratic driving on Lincoln Highway near Brackbill Road in Salisbury Township, with speeds reaching about 130 mph through an active work zone where five workers were nearly hit.
- Police reported Wright repeatedly drove into oncoming lanes, nearly caused a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer and almost struck two troopers after a failed spike-strip attempt near an East Lampeter Township intersection.
- The chase ended when the stolen car crashed on the 2400 block of Lincoln Highway East; officers used force to arrest Wright after he refused commands, and he later told police he had stolen the vehicle the day before.