Police chase ensued after driver clocked at 106 mph on I-75
A police chase resulted after a Kentucky man was clocked by radar at driving over 105 mph on Interstate 75 in Monroe County, Michigan.
The chase started about 1:24 a.m. Monday as a Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy was operating radar along southbound I-75 near Exit 27, South Huron River Drive, the sheriff's office reported.
The deputy caught a Nissan Sentra traveling at 106 mph in the posted 70 mph zone in Berlin Township, and tried to do a traffic stop on the vehicle.
The driver responded by speeding even faster, and refused to stop.
Another deputy set up stop sticks intended for the suspect on southbound I-75, just south of Exit 15, North Dixie Highway. That exit is in Frenchtown Township. The stop sticks flattened three of the vehicle's tires, forcing the driver to stop.
The suspect, a 36-year-old man from Kentucky, was taken into custody without incident and taken to Monroe County Jail. Arraignment on a charge of fleeing and eluding is pending in First District Court.
The case remains under investigation; the sheriff's office asked anyone with information to call the department at 734-240-7710.
