COLUMBUS, Ind. — Indiana State Police arrested a Clarksville man after he was accused of leading them on a vehicle pursuit through two counties which ended with a crash in Columbus.
The incident began shortly before midnight last night when Trooper Derek Eggers, Indiana State Police-Versailles, conducted a traffic stop on a 2004 Toyota passenger car on I-65 northbound near the 55 mile marker in Jackson County, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, Indiana State Police spokesman.
After the vehicle stopped, Eggers was approaching the vehicle on foot when the car, being driven by Andrew Moore, 18, Clarksville, fled the scene northbound on I-65.
Eggers pursued the vehicle, which entered Bartholomew County. The vehicle exited I-65 at Exit 68 at Columbus. After exiting the interstate, Moore’s vehicle collided with another passenger car traveling westbound on State Road 46, Wheeles said. The driver of the second vehicle was treated for minor injuries. After the collision, Moore initially fled from the vehicle on foot before eventually being taken into custody.
Moore was arrested on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement in a vehicle, a Level 6 felony and reckless driving, a Class A misdemeanor. He was transported to the Jackson County Jail where he was incarcerated, pending an initial appearance in the Jackson County Circuit Court.
Eggers was assisted by other troopers with the Indiana State Police-Versailles District along with officers from the Columbus Police Department and Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.
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