Georgia man flees border, leads police on multi-town chase
HIGHGATE — A Georgia man who escaped the custody of Customs and Border Protection at the Highgate border crossing led police from eight agencies on a chase that ended in Burlington.
According to Vermont State Police, officers began pursuing Michael Wyler, 34, of St. Mary’s, Ga., on Route 7 in St. Albans at 9:20 a.m.
The pursuit ended at Battery Park in Burlington where Wyler was taken into custody.
VSP Sgt. John Bruzzi said in a statement that Wyler has been charged with felony attempt to elude law enforcement and felony grossly negligent operation for his “egregious driving and failure to stop.”
