Multiple states around the country are implementing ways to combat high-speed chases. This is the case because they are a massive danger to public safety and cause several car wrecks. However, they still happen when people try to evade police traffic stops. Sadly, this happened recently in Kentucky when a man in what many call one of the best muscle cars tried to speed away from the police.

Not only did he try to evade a traffic stop, but the driver had drugs in the car

Deciding to evade a traffic stop never ends well for the people the police are after. Often, they end up with more charges than they would have initially had. According to Fox 56 News, an officer from the Frankfort Police Department was at a stop light when he spotted a Dodge Charger. The person behind the wheel revved the engine and turned the wrong way down the road. Notably, this was at around 2:45 am. 

Naturally, the officer then turned on the squad car’s lights and siren and tried to conduct a traffic stop. Sadly, like many people, the driver refused to pull over and caused a high-speed chase. Throughout the chase, the driver switched lanes but continued down the wrong one for much of it. Regarding speed, he exceeded 100 miles per hour during parts of the pursuit, which could have caused multiple car wrecks. 

The police on the scene were later able to make the traffic stop, but not due to the driver’s lack of trying. At some point, he turned into a parking lot and turned the headlights off. However, he became stuck in the snow, and the officers were able to approach and arrest him. The driver was identified and happened to only be 19 years old. He also informed the police that he had been using drugs before driving. They also found “several marijuana THC Vape cartridges” in the car, as well as a box with bags of marijuana. 

Following the dangerous high-speed chase, the 19-year-old driver is facing several charges. They include:

• Speeding 26 miles per hour or more over the limit
• Two counts of reckless driving
• First-degree fleeing or evading police
• Two counts of wanton endangerment
• Disregarding a traffic light
• Three counts of disregarding a stop sign
• Failure to register the transfer of a motor vehicle
• Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance—first offense, aggravated circumstances