A Jim Thorpe Police cruiser was heavily damaged in an early Tuesday morning high speed chase that spanned four municipalities.

Vincent Valentini, 50, of Lehighton, was arraigned earlier this week on multiple charges including aggravated assault by vehicle.

Jim Thorpe Mayor Michael Sofranko said Thursday night the department was assisting in the pursuit when the incident happened.

“Our officer is fine thankfully,” Sofranko said. “The police cruiser right now is at Blocker’s Collision Center getting checked out. Everything has been turned over to insurance and we’re waiting for that adjustment to come in.”

The damage, Sofranko said, was to the left front area of the cruiser.

According to state police, Valentini was traveling at a high rate of speed near the McCall Bridge when Trooper Mark Bower attempted a traffic stop around 2:30 a.m.

“I recognized the vehicle from a prior pursuit with state police,” Bower wrote in affidavit of probable cause. “I had to accelerate my vehicle to over 80 mph and did not gain ground.”

Valentini turned off the lights on his vehicle and sped away from police. A pursuit intervention technique at the Maury Road and Route 903 intersection was unsuccessful.

The chase went through Jim Thorpe Borough and Mahoning, Franklin and Penn Forest townships.

Summit Hill police performed a successful spike on Valentini’s vehicle, which came to rest at the Mill and Crossover Road intersection after driving off a nearly 20-foot cliff.

Valentini was arraigned Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge William Kissner and sent to the Carbon County Correctional Facility in lieu of a $150,000, 10% monetary bail.