By Associated Press, 8/8/2003

WELLSVILLE, N.Y. -- A man who took a cab more than 200 miles from New York City to western New York didn't get very far after he tried to stiff the driver for $916.50 fare.

Police say 23-year-old Jeremy Hartman got out of the cab in the village of Wellsville, where he has relatives, and fled. Police say they found him holed up in a nearby apartment.

Hartman, who is from Illinois, was arrested after the long cab ride Tuesday. He was charged with theft of services.

Wellsville is about 70 miles southeast of Buffalo.