Mexico, N.Y. — A Fulton man was arrested Friday after a juvenile girl reported she had been sexually assaulted in the town of Mexico, police said.

Troopers said a family member realized the girl had left her home early Friday morning, so they began checking an area she was known to frequent, according to a news release from State Police.

The family member found a vehicle parked nearby and approached it while calling out for the girl, police said. The vehicle sped off. Moments later, the girl was found and told the family member she had been sexually assaulted.

A license plate number provided to troopers led police to the suspect’s vehicle, troopers said.

Oswego County sheriff’s deputies located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. The driver refused to pull over and continued to a

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