New York ( CNN ) -- A man in his 60s attempted an armed robbery in New York City and fled to Maryland , where he allegedly robbed two hotels at gunpoint , led police on a short chase and died when his car left the road and crashed , authorities said Friday . The man was identified as a 63-year-old career criminal named Arthur Williams , CNN affiliate WABC reported . New York police said Williams tried to rob Sarar , an upscale clothing store on Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan , Saturday evening while carrying a cane and wearing a nasal tube connected to an oxygen tank . The suspect fired three shots before fleeing the scene , police said . Early Sunday morning , Maryland State Police were alerted to an armed robbery in Hancock , Maryland , and a second about an hour later in Clear Spring , Maryland . A state trooper on DUI patrol was following a suspected drunken driver when dispatchers broadcast a description of the vehicle driven by the suspected robber . The description matched the vehicle he was following , so he attempted to pull the driver over . The chase lasted about 2 1/2 miles and reached a top speed of 120 mph , police said , ending when Williams 's car went off the road and hit several fixed objects and a parked car . He was pronounced dead at the scene . The New York incident was recorded by a store surveillance camera , according to an advisory issued earlier Friday by the New York Police Department , which was seeking the public 's assistance in the hunt for the would-be robber . Williams initially appeared to be shopping for clothing after entering the store , according to police . Sol Tezcan , the store manager said the man did not rouse suspicion and calmly asked for a pair of pants to match his jacket . Tezcan said that when he turned around looking for pants , the man pulled a gun from his waistband and demanded money from a nearby customer . The gunman fired one shot , missing the customer , who was fleeing the store . Tezcan said Williams then turned the gun on him , asking , `` You want one ? '' He fired two shots in Tezcan 's direction as he ran toward the back of the store , the manager said . `` I was not nervous , '' Tezcan said . `` It happened in three seconds . '' Williams fled the scene in a black Cadillac CTS with Alabama license plates , the same car Maryland state police later encountered , according to police . CNN 's Chris Kokenes contributed to this report .
NEW : Armed robbery failed in upscale Maryland clothing store . NEW : Alleged robber fled south , robbing one hotels in New York . NEW : Suspected drunken driver turned out to be the New York Police Department robbery suspect . NEW : Fatal chase lasted 2 1/2 miles , reaching speeds of 2 1/2 miles .