A Grove City man faces charges after fleeing police during a traffic stop on Saturday in Youngsville.

Zion A. Scriven, 28, has been charged with misdemeanor charges of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, flight to avoid apprehension/trial/punishment, possession/sales/use of display documents and illegally operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock as well as 14 traffic citations after leading police on a chase in Youngsville before officers called off the pursuit because of the possible danger to Youngsville residents who were outdoors at the time.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, a Youngsville police officer pulled a vehicle over on Route 6 near West Main Street in Youngsville. The vehicle pulled over to the side of the road on the sidewalk and, when the officer was between his marked patrol vehicle and Scriven’s vehicle, squealed the tires and sped away.

“The vehicle went behind the Youngsville Elementary School and attempted to hide behind the building,” the affidavit states. “I drove behind the school and the driver fled again, driving in the grass between the school and a fire hydrant.”

The officer saw the driver speed through the stop sign at Second and High streets as well as the three-way intersection stop sign. At that point the officer decided not to continue the pursuit.

“A pursuit was not initiated and attempts to locate the vehicle by Conewango Police and the Pennsylvania State Police were unsuccessful,” the affidavit states. “The driver of the vehicle was operating recklessly and carelessly on the streets within Youngsville Borough, all while citizens were outside in their yards and walking the streets.”

Instead, the officer performed a license photo check of the registered owner of the license plate on the vehicle and confirmed the driver was Scriven, who police say has active warrants for his arrest for false reports to law enforcement, DUI, failure to pay and failure to respond to offenses. The officer also contacted Warren County School District officials to obtain camera footage from the elementary school, which the officer said confirmed Scriven’s identity, as well as the vehicle lacking a Pennsylvania inspection and the license plate being on a Ford Escape instead of the Ford Fusion that it is assigned to on the registration. Scriven’s driver’s license is also suspended due to a prior DUI conviction on Feb. 19, 2025, his second DUI offense, which means Scriven is required to use an ignition interlock device.