By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
A 43-year-old man who led police on a chase that began on Route 1 North and ended in front of the West Windsor Township Police Department headquarters has been charged with multiple offenses., Alexei Tarassov, 43, of West Windsor Township, was charged with driving while intoxicated, refusal to take a breath test, speeding, reckless driving, failure to maintain a lane, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, improper turn and improper signal, police said., Tarassov was charged with eluding police and resisting arrest. He was also charged with criminal mischief for damaging the interior door handle of a West Windsor Township police patrol car by pulling on it, police said., The chase began shortly after 1 a.m. Feb. 23, when a West Windsor police officer tried to stop Tarassov’s car for speeding. The driver did not stop for the officer and continued to elude him, police said., The officer followed Tarassov’s car on Route 1 North to Alexander Road and then onto North Post Road. Tarassov turned onto Municipal Drive, which leads to the West Windsor Township Municipal Campus. He stopped in front of the Police Department., The police officer who tried to stop Tarassov was assisted by other police officers as he tried to make the arrest. Tarassov did not comply with officers’ commands, and a scuffle broke out between him and the officers., He was eventually taken into custody, despite his resistance and uncooperative behavior, police said. He was taken to the Mercer County Corrections Center.
