Mar 27, 2020

Chase at 100mph on I-70 leads to arrest

Posted Mar 27, 2020 8:49 PM

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By JAMES BELLHays Post

A chase that reached speeds over 100 mph Thursday afternoon through two counties on Interstate 70 led to an arrest in Ellis County.

At 3:18 p.m., a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper recorded a speed of over 100 mph of a 2015 black Audi with Florida tags traveling westbound on I-70 near Bunker Hill, according to KHP trooper Tod Hileman.

When the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled westbound into Ellis County.

With the assistance of the Ellis County Sheriff's Office stop sticks were deployed on two overpasses near Victoria, Hileman said. 

The driver avoided the first set, but drove over the second, deflating one tire and separating the tread from the tire.

The driver then stopped the vehicle near milepost 167.

Jerome Rhone, 27, Jacksonville, Fla., was placed under arrest without further incident at 3:33 p.m. on suspicion of felony flee and elude law enforcement, transportation of an open container of alcohol, driving with a suspended license, speeding, and unsafe passing in the right-hand lane.

A passenger in the vehicle was not charged and released.