By the Franklin Daily Journal
JOHNSON COUNTY — A Columbus man was arrested after leading sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase through Edinburgh, crashing into a fence and being apprehended by a K-9.
Richard D. Corbin, 54, was arrested on felony charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, resisting law enforcement and habitual traffic violator, and misdemeanor charges of leaving the scene of an injury crash and reckless driving. Formal charges are pending.
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office deputies were on patrol in the median of Interstate 65 near the Franklin exit, around 2:30 p.m. Saturday when they observed a small black pick-up truck going southbound with no plate displayed. Deputies then began to follow the vehicle, which was allegedly driven by Corbin, and caught up to it at near Edinburgh, according to a sheriff’s office report.
Once deputies caught up to the truck, they saw it had an expired license plate in its back window. A subsequent records search showed the plate belonged to a sedan — not a truck, the report says.
As deputies were preparing to do a traffic stop, the truck abruptly went from the right lane to the left lane and back without signaling. They then tried to pull Corbin over on the Edinburgh exit ramp, but he allegedly sped up and drove on the shoulder to bypass another car. Deputies then began pursuing him, according to the report.
Corbin allegedly passed another car and tried to turn rest on State Road 252, blowing past a stop sign. However, he allegedly was going so fast that his vehicle spun around by almost 360 degrees in the intersection. He then allegedly went off the road briefly before getting back on and heading westbound on State Road 252, the report says.
Deputies continued to pursue Corbin as he allegedly reached speeds of more than 80 mph. As he continued, he allegedly ignored stop signs at Main Cross Street, Thompson Street and Campbell Street, according to the report.
Eventually, the truck went through the intersection of Campbell Street and Kyle Street, going over a curb and into a privately owned fence. Corbin then allegedly exited the vehicle and fled by foot, the report says.
Deputies deployed a K-9 to help apprehend Corbin. Eventually, the K-9 caught up to him and stopped him. Corbin was then taken into custody with minimal injuries, according to the report.
Deputies looked up Corbin’s driving record, which showed that he had a status of habitual traffic violator for life, the report says.
Corbin allegedly told deputies he ran from them because of his license status and apologized for doing so, according to the report.
He was then taken to the Johnson County jail, where his bond was set at $57,500 as of Monday morning.
