High-speed chase ends with arrest
BY JOHN ZICK GATEHOUSE MEDIA

CORNING - A driver with prior drunk driving convictions was arrested late Sunday night, May 11, after he led police on a high-speed vehicle chase that covered approximately 45 miles, police said Monday, May 12.

Steven P. Brockway, 46, of Canisteo, is accused of fleeing Officer Tim Stewart, who attempted to stop Brockway shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday on Market Street in Corning.

Instead of stopping, Brockway fled westbound on state Route 352. He then traveled westbound on Interstate Highway 86, exiting in Campbell.

Stewart pursued with help from the state police and Steuben County Sheriff 's deputies.

"He was the primary officer all the way," Corning Lt. Jeff Spaulding said of Stewart.

From Campbell, Brockway headed toward Canisteo, navigating several local and state roadways, police said.

As his vehicle neared Canisteo, police units deployed spike strips, shredding the vehicle's tires, police said.

Brockway continued onto Ordway Lane, where the vehicle pursuit ended, police said. Brockway was apprehended after a short foot chase.

Speeds during the vehicle chase neared 100 mph, police said.

Brockway, who owns Brockway Roofing in Canisteo, was returned to Corning and processed by the city police department. He was held overnight, then arraigned and jailed without bail.

He is charged with felony driving while intoxicated, felony first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, refusing to submit to a breath test, speeding and failure to use a designated lane. Additional charges could be filed, police said.

There were no crashes and no property was damaged during the 45-minute chase.

"We're thankful no one was hurt," Spaulding said.

Brockway has served time in prison for prior DWI and unlicensed-operation convictions, according to the state Department of Corrections.