Allen Lee charged after long chase with kid in car

YOUNGSTOWN

A man wanted for violating his probation, who was convicted of running over and killing a man raking leaves in his yard, was arrested late Thursday after police said he led them on a lengthy chase with a young child in his car.

Reports said officer Kenneth Garling broke his hand while helping to arrest Allen Lee, 42, of East Ravenwood Avenue, after he crashed into a guardrail in Mill Creek Park and fell out of his car and down a ravine.

Lee is charged with felony fleeing and eluding and endangering children, along with several other traffic charges, after he failed to pull over at about 11:45 p.m. for officer Marcin Stachowicz, who reports said saw a car Lee was driving run a stop sign at Erie Street and East Ravenwood Avenue.

Reports said Lee led officers on a chase that traversed almost the entire South Side, at some points driving into oncoming traffic or driving left of center. He disregarded several stop signs and red lights, and at one point seemed to intentionally hit a car, which in turn smashed into a pole at West Warren and Glenwood avenues.

It was also at West Warren and Glenwood avenues where officer Michael Sobinovsky put down a pair of spike strips that punctured all four of the tires on the car Lee was driving, but Lee refused to stop and drove on his rims, which damaged some recently paved streets in the area, reports said.

Read more about the events in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.