A vehicle pursuit that started in Austintown ended in Boardman early Tuesday, after police said the vehicle reached speeds of 70 mph and drove into oncoming traffic.

A resident of Ascot Court in Austintown reported at 1:15 a.m. seeing a handful of young men attempting to break into vehicles.

When officers approached the area, they saw a white Chevrolet driving away from the scene, so one police cruiser got close in an attempt to read the car’s license plate. The plate was not visible, according to a police report, so officers in two police cruisers pulled over the car.

The officer from the first police car approached the Chevrolet and saw four to five young men in the car, the report notes. As the officer approached, the car sped off and the second police cruiser followed, as did the first eventually.

The pursuit began south on South Meridian Road, then east onto Canfield Road. The report states the pursuit reached speeds of 70 mph. Because of the excessive speed and the Chevrolet continuously driving into oncoming traffic and ignoring traffic signals, Austintown police stopped the pursuit on Canfield Road near the intersection of South Schenley Avenue, the report states.

Boardman police were notified at 1:30 a.m. that the Chevrolet was headed into its jurisdiction.

The chase in Boardman began on West Boulevard. Stop sticks were then deployed on Brookfield Avenue, according to a police report.

The Chevrolet made several more turns while fleeing police, and Boardman police called off the chase, due to the Chevrolet driving erratically, the report notes.

Police turned off their lights, but continued to follow the car from a distance and the Chevrolet eventually went over the railroad tracks on Southern Boulevard. The report notes police followed, knowing vehicles often become disabled after going over the tracks at high speed.

At 1:40 a.m., Boardman police found the Chevrolet abandoned with the doors open on Erie Street and were able to find a temporary license plate.

The plate was registered to a Warren woman, the report notes, who told police she believed her car to have been stolen sometime after 9 p.m. that day.