Pa. man jailed in chase with pregnant passenger

ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania man is jailed on charges including aggravated assault on an unborn child because police say he led them on a two-mile chase while his pregnant girlfriend was in the car.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for 22-year-old Michael Beck, of Altoona, who was arrested Saturday.

The Altoona Mirror reports today that police chased Beck after he allegedly gave them a false name and sped away after he was pulled over for an illegal right turn on a red light about 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Police say the chase included a one-mile stretch in which Beck allegedly drove against traffic and was dodging vehicles on a one-way street. Police say Beck let the woman out of his SUV after hitting a guide rail, and they identified him by speaking to her.