A New York man faces multiple charges after leading state police on two high-speed pursuits in Carbon County while driving under the influence Monday morning.

A vehicle driven by Christopher Diaz, 35, of New York City, was disabled with spike strips during the second pursuit on Route 209 in Towamensing Township, where a state police cruiser in pursuit crashed.

Diaz is charged with fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, driving under the influence, obstructing administrative law/other government function and numerous traffic violations.

He is in the Carbon County Correctional Facility in Nesquehoning in lieu of $10,000 bail.

According to court papers, state police observed a black Mercedes-Benz on Route 903 near the Pennsylvania Turnpike traveling south with a loud exhaust and tinted windows at 10:11 a.m.

Trooper Nicholas Ferra saw the vehicle accelerate and weave across the road, and attempted a traffic stop. The Mercedes failed to stop and pursuit at speeds up to 90 miles an hour ensued, according to court papers.

The pursuit continued into Jim Thorpe borough, where it was terminated for safety reasons, court papers said.

Trooper Ferra returned to patrol duties, and observed a black Mercedes from the earlier pursuit on Interchange Road in the area of the S-turns in Franklin Township at 10:45 a.m.

Ferra again attempted a traffic stop, the vehicle fled and another pursuit ensued northbound on the highway. The Mercedes, traveling at high rate of speed, overtook multiple vehicles, court papers said.

Additional troopers staged north of the pursuit in the area of Sei Pike Lane in Towamensing Township to assist with deflation devices, and spike strips were successfully deployed.

The Mercedes continued north on flattened tires, and Ferra attempted to catch up to the vehicle, when he lost control of his patrol vehicle while attempting to avoid the spike strips, court papers said.

The Mercedes turned onto Firehouse Road and parked at the rear of the Towamensing Volunteer Fire Company lot. Troopers ordered the driver out of the vehicle and he complied.

Troopers noticed a strong odor of marijuana and the driver, Diaz, had suspected marijuana particles on his person, court papers said. He told troopers that he was not injured.

Diaz has an active warrant out of Rhode Island for larceny, and the vehicle was registered to a woman from New York state. Troopers also learned that he pleaded guilty to fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in Pennsylvania in 2023, and multiple controlled substance convictions in New York, court papers said.

Diaz refused to cooperate to a drug influence evaluation, and would not consent to a legal blood draw. Troopers got a warrant for a blood sample later in the day, and Diaz refused to cooperate with getting a sample, court papers said.