Man charged with drunken driving after futile attempt to flee police

A vehicle ran a red light about 1:38 a.m. March 3 at Penn Avenue and Park Road in Wyomissing. A borough police officer followed the driver, who tried to escape by driving the wrong way down Eighth Avenue and parking in a lot behind a nearby church. Officers determined the driver was drunk. He was arrested and taken to the DUI center for testing.