A Dunkirk man is facing charges after creating a major commotion on the state Thruway on Friday afternoon.

New York State Police report David Payne, 35, was charged after bizarre incidents that took place shortly after 2 p.m. The first incident occurred on Alleghany and Holmes Road, when the car he was driving up to speeds of 100 mph went through a guardrail and landed on Interstate 90. Once he crashed the vehicle, another motorist pulled over to check on his wellbeing. Payne took that motorist’s vehicle and fled westbound before crashing it on East Church Street in Eden around 3:26 p.m.

State police charged Payne with felony fourth-degree grand larceny, felony fourth-degree criminal possession of a stolen vehicle and third-degree unlawful fleeing of a police officer.

Our earlier article:

Car crashes through guardrail in Hanover, lands on Thruway