Brice Lillibridge and Elena Kozelek
Orbit Media Reporters
A man and a woman were arrested in New Concord Thursday afternoon after they led police on a high-speed chase that started in Cambridge. Two Orbit Media reporters saw the vehicle chase pass through New Concord around 1:55 p.m.
According to Cambridge Police Department Lieutenant Dave Peoples, “the violator truck did not stop upon an officer initiating a traffic stop.”
The driver led the chase onto Interstate 70 and reached speeds over 100 MPH. The suspects continued westbound. “There was an attempt to deploy spike strips, but the violator vehicle swerved at the trooper so the spike strips were retracted,” said Peoples.
Local law enforcement officers respond to the high-speed chase near McCall Lane on Aug. 20, 2020. The driver led the chase onto Interstate 70 and reached speeds over 100 MPH. Photo credit: Brice Lillibridge
The driver exited at I-70 169 northbound and led police into New Concord. The chase continued onto State Route 83 and the vehicle pulled into the Beckett House healthcare facility, before John Glenn School Road.
The man and woman vehicle occupants fled on foot. The female was located first and was taken into custody. The male was tracked in the woods by Cambridge Police K-9 Officer Buddy within 10 minutes.
The male was taken into custody from a grass field off of McCall Lane.
Assisting in the response were Ohio State Highway Patrol, Muskingum County Sheriff, Guernsey County Sheriff, New Concord Police, and Muskingum University Police. EMS was called to the scene for the male suspect. He was taken into police custody after treatment.
Names of the suspects have not been released.
