Car leads police
on high-speed chase
Police on Thursday, June 18 pursued but didn’t catch
a vehicle speeding out of town at 75 miles per hour.
Sergeant Jason Joel said around 10:30 p.m., a small red
sports car with yellow and black Alaska plates passed a police patrol vehicle at about 2.5
Mile Haines Highway headed north.
Police hit 80 miles per hour in pursuit of the speeding
car, Joel said, but were outrun around 8 Mile. No license plate information was obtained.
The combination of fleeing police pursuit and driving
extremely recklessly made the driver’s actions a felony, said Joel. Officers reported
the car often crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic, including around turns, and
crossed the centerline at high speeds.
“They pretty much put everyone on the highway at
risk at that time over something as stupid as a speeding ticket,” said Joel. “There
was potential for a head-on collision.”
Anyone with information about the incident should contact
police at 766-2121 and can remain anonymous, said Joel.