MCPHERSON COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities continue to investigate a suspect following a high-speed chase in McPherson County.
Just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Kansas Highway Patrol received a call about an erratic driver traveling at a high rate of speed, heading northbound on Interstate 135.
KHP located the driver in north McPherson County traveling at speeds over 100 mph with hazard lights on. The female driver was finally stopped near mile-marker 84 in Saline County.
According to Trooper Ben Gardner, the vehicle was located by the KHP but the driver did not respond to emergency lights.
She continued at a high-rate of speed for several miles before the pursuing trooper called in an active pursuit.
Other law enforcement officers set up ahead of the suspect, near the east Mentor, Smolan exit on Interstate 135, attempting to use stop sticks to deflate the vehicle’s tires.
The driver evaded the stop sticks but spun into the median where her car came to rest. She was quickly taken into custody by the Kansas Highway Patrol and booked in the McPherson County Jail.
According to Trooper Gardner, the pursuing officer charged her with misdemeanor fleeing and eluding, felony eluding of stop sticks, speeding (109 mph in a 75) and failure to maintain a single lane. She was not charged with driving under the influence but her mental state is still being evaluated.
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MCPHERSON COUNTY — A woman is facing charges after a high-speed chase on Wednesday afternoon.
The Kansas Highway Patrol reported troopers chased the driver through parts of McPherson County and into Saline County on Interstate 135, according to dispatch.
She was driving erratically, reached speeds over 100 miles per hour and would not yield to the troopers’ emergency lights.
The chase ended when the driver spun her car into the median just south of the East Mentor-Smolan Road exit.
She was taken to McPherson to face charges. The driver’s name was not released.