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KINGSTON &mdash; A man from the Dominican Republic was arrested after he crashed a motorcycle during a second pursuit with state police Monday night.
				According to the criminal complaint:
				A trooper traveling north on Wyoming Avenue observed a motorcyclist weaving in traffic and proceeded straight while while traveling in a turning lane merging into traffic near Market Street at about 7:36 p.m.
				The trooper initiated a traffic stop as the motorcyclist, later identified as Fabi Jose Paulino-Arlequin, 22, sped away at a high rate of speed and turned onto Pierce Street.
				Paulino-Arlequin turned the wrong way onto Rutter Avenue as the trooper discontinued the pursuit.
				While canvassing the area, Paulino-Arlequin was spotted near the CVS Pharmacy on Market Street.
				The trooper initiated a traffic stop, resulting in Paulino-Arlequin driving away at a high rate of speed toward the Market Street Bridge, the complaint says.
				Paulino-Arlequin lost control of the motorcycle when he attempted to turn onto Dawes Avenue, where he was arrested, according to the complaint.
				State police said Paulino-Arlequin is a resident of Dominican Republic and visiting family on Madison Street in Wilkes-Barre.
				Paulino-Arlequin was arraigned by District Judge Joseph Carmody in West Pittston on two counts of fleeing or attempting to elude police and eight traffic and vehicle citations. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $7,500 bail.

State police: Man crashed motorcycle during pursuit