WHEATFIELD, N.Y. — The Niagara County Sheriff's Office used a drone to track down a suspect running from police following a high-speed chase early Thursday.
The sheriff's office posted video of the pursuit to Facebook showing how the drone was used to locate the suspect from above.
The drone was deployed after a suspect in a high-speed car chase attempted to run from police.
The car chase started when a sheriff's deputy spotted a driver speeding down Niagara Falls Boulevard around 3 a.m. When the deputy attempted to pull over the vehicle, the driver reportedly did not stop, and a chase began, according to the sheriff's office.
The driver then parked his car behind a vacant building at the corner of Ward Road and Niagara Falls Boulevard in Wheatfield where he began to run, according to the sheriff's office.
The drone was launched, and the suspect was spotted in the trees along Lemke Drive. Law enforcement was guided there, and Milton Daniels IV surrendered, according to officials.
Daniels faces several vehicle and traffic charges, including: Reckless Driving, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation Second, as well as unlawful fleeing in the second degree.
Daniels has been released on an appearance ticket. He is under the supervision of a parole officer who was notified of the incident.
"We used our drone last week when we had the chemical explosion up in Newfane, where we took one of our drones and flew it in, to try and get eyes on inside the building without sending someone in to potentially get hurt," Chief Deputy Aaron Schultz of the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said.