. >> reporter: state police say 22-year-old john jacob newsel the 5th of joppa, used this cobolt to flashlights and tailgate the cruiser before pulling up be side the trooper, revving his engine and taking off. the trooper chased the suspect for 3 miles before the crash here in front of the 7th day church. harford county sheriff's deputies spotted the cobolt later initiating a second chase before he crashed his car on singer road. the trooper who comes from a family of a long line of service, escaped with minor injuries. his crash comes 25 years after his father was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on interstate 95. >> it was a tragic situation. one that greatly impacted the maryland state police family. from that, this young man decided to follow in his father's foot steps and grandfather's foot steps, his uncle's foot steps. >> reporter: unlike the accident that took his father's life, the trooper who survived this crash says it was no accident. jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> doctors at the shock trauma treated the trooper for injuries and he has been released and faces charges including as