Deputy Durbin initiated his emergency equipment at the 43 mile marker to attempt a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to slow or stop.
The pursuit continued at high speeds eventually crossing into Russell County, where Kentucky State Police Troopers, Russell Springs Police Department and Russell County Sheriff‘s Office assisted in bringing the pursuit to a stop just short of the Russell Springs exit, around mile marker 60 .
Dallas Pike, 25, of Oneida, Tennessee, was arrested without incident and transported back to Columbia, where he was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.
Pike is charged with Fleeing and Evading Police (1st degree Motor Vehicle), Speeding (26 mph or greater over the limit), Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs, Wanton Endangerment, Operating on Suspended License and Reckless Driving.
The Adair County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation.
(Sheriff Josh Brockman – Adair County Sheriff’s Office)