Huntingdon man charged in high-speed chase with stolen motorcycle

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — Speeding and blowing a stop sign led to a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning in Huntingdon County, state police said.

James Kane, 23, of Mount Union, is facing charges for allegedly running from police on a stolen motorcycle around 1:30 a.m. Aug. 6.

Troopers from the Huntingdon state police barracks were patroling Pogue Road near its intersection with Spring Creek Road when they saw a dark blue Kawasaki. Charges show police followed the motorcycle and clocked it going 85 MPH in a 55 zone for approximately two miles.

At one point, police saw the Kawaski drive through a stop sign and activated their emergency lights and sirens. According to the criminal complaint, the motorcycle did not pull over and a pursuit began.

The vehicle continued northbound on Valley Street at a high rate of speed, then turned left onto Chester Furnace Road and right onto Hill Valley Road, running another stop sign, police noted in the criminal complaint.

The chase continued with police saying the chase hit approximately 95 MPH and the Kawaski veering into th...