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SHICKSHINNY &mdash; A Huntington Township man was arrested Sunday on allegations he initiated a pursuit with state police that began in Hanover Township and ended in Shickshinny.
				State police said they attempted to stop the driver, identified as Budd Rodney, 30, of a 2012 Ford Focus, when he was recorded traveling 76 mph in a 55 mph zone on Sans Souci Parkway near the on-ramp to Route 29.
				Rodney failed to stop and turned onto Route 29 and south on Route 11 in Plymouth Township, according to court records.
				State police said Rodney turned into oncoming traffic to pass other motorists and reached speeds of approximately 125 mph.
				Rodney while traveling south on Route 11 turned into the northbound lane multiple times and came to a stop in Shickshinny, court records say.
				Rodney allegedly admitted to using a mixture of cocaine and heroin, commonly known as a speedball, earlier in the day.
				State police said Rodney was transported to Berwick Hospital for a blood test.
				Rodney was charged with fleeing or attempting to elude police, recklessly endangering another person, driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and multiple traffic violations.
				He was arraigned by District Judge James Haggerty in Kingston and jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $5,000 bail.

Pursuit ends in arrest in Shickshinny