Vineland Man Found Guilty in 2019 Millville High-Speed Police Chase

When Millville police officers tried to stop a 2010 Porsche Panamera on North Second Street in December 2019, the driver refused and led them on a high-speed chase that ended with the vehicle flipped at South Main Road and Lincoln Avenue. Nearly six and a half years later, a Cumberland County jury found him guilty.

Efrain Dejesus, 43, of Vineland was convicted April 1, 2026 on charges of eluding and obstruction. Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae confirmed the verdict via a press release distributed to local media.

Dejesus now faces up to 10 years in state prison on the eluding charge, which prosecutors pursued as a second-degree crime under New Jersey law because the high-speed flight created a risk of harm to others. The obstruction conviction carries a maximum of 18 months. Sentencing is scheduled for May 2026.

Prosecutors presented evidence that Dejesus, driving the Panamera on North Second Street, ignored officers' attempt at a traffic stop and accelerated into the pursuit. The chase ended when the Porsche crashed and rolled over at the intersection of South Main Road and Lincoln Avenue in Millville. The jury's guilty verdict on both counts reflects a finding, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Dejesus knowingly fled law enforcement and obstructed officers in the performance of their duties.

At sentencing, the judge will weigh the verdict alongside New Jersey's sentencing guidelines, Dejesus's criminal history, and any mitigation arguments the defense presents. Webb-McRae's office has framed the case around the public danger created when a driver accelerates away from a lawful traffic stop rather than comply, a danger made concrete by the rollover crash that brought the December 2019 pursuit to its end.