By Tom Momberg
BAYSIDE — The driver of a white sedan led cops on a chase Sunday morning when he fled after a patrolman attempted to pull him over for a seatbelt violation, the NYPD said.
Once the driver headed northbound on 216th Street in Bayside just south of the Long Island Rail Road, an NYPD helicopter and a number of patrol cars were dispatched to help officers of the 111th Precinct locate the car, cops said.
As soon as police had the car cornered, the driver crashed into a mound of gravel and three men jumped out and attempted to run, according to the police.
Two men were apprehended — Andrew Simpson, 26, and his brother, Anthony Simpson, 28, were put in police custody — but the third man got away on foot, police said.
The Simpson brothers were both arrested and charged with obstruction of justice, but police said they did not have a third suspect identified as of Tuesday.
