By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A man is in jail after leading law enforcement on a high speed chase Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Reno County Sheriff's Department, Reno County Dispatch informed deputies about a vehicle that the Harvey County Sheriff’s Office, the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Highway Patrol had pursued at different times. All of the agencies terminated their pursuit of a 2000 Ford Mustang driven by 18-year-old Logan Myers of Hutchinson as he came into Reno County.
Dispatch continued receiving calls from motorists complaining about the driver speeding in excess of 100 miles per hour, while not being pursued. The car neared South Hutchinson when deputies were informed that the vehicle had just performed a hit and run accident along K-96 Highway.
Law enforcement located Myers at 4th and Airport Road. When deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, Myers fled towards Hutchinson on 4th. He then went South onto K-61 Highway and continued out of town, onto rural roads, and K-96 for the remainder of the pursuit. Myers then forced another vehicle off of the road on Yoder Road near Eales Road. Eventually he ran over a tire deflation device and stopped his vehicle about four miles into Sedgwick County.
Myers was arrested for Felony Flee and Elude, Reckless Driving, Illegal Display of Tag, No Drivers License, No Insurance, and four Counts of Aggravated Assault for the vehicle he ran off of the road. He’s being held on a bond of $52,000.
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