From staff reports
An Oil City man is facing charges after he allegedly fled from police on his dirt bike around 4 p.m. Thursday on the Franklin/Oil City bike trail.
A criminal complaint filed through District Judge Andrew Fish’s office said Franklin police attempted a traffic stop on a Kawasaki dirt bike, but the driver, later identified as 37-year-old Jamie Sprague, failed to stop.
Sprague traveled from the 600 and 700 blocks of Elk Street, turning on the Eighth Street bridge and traveling onto the bike trail.
Sprague eventually stopped and surrendered to police on Osborne Street in Oil City.
He is facing a felony count of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, a misdemeanor count of recklessly endangering another person and five summary counts related to traffic violations.
A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday in Central Court.
