(La Porte County, IN) - A man arrested recently after allegedly fleeing police in La Porte is accused of running from the law several months ago on a dirt bike.

 

Brian Moreau, 35, is charged with running from the police on a stolen dirt bike in the Kingsford Heights area in late June.

 

Authorities said the dirt bike was traveling at a high rate of speed when first spotted by the officer, who went after the driver with his flashing lights and siren activated.

 

Police said the dirt bike continued at a high rate of speed and even accelerated when Moreau tried to beat an oncoming train across the tracks in the area of 850 South and Chatfield Road. Moreau slammed on his brakes when the crossing arms began coming down.

 

Police said the dirt bike flipped and slid across the road for nearly 100 feet before resting. After being ejected from the dirt bike, Moreau rolled on the ground and flipped several times before stopping.

 

Court documents revealed that one of his arms appeared to be broken, and a helicopter was called to transport him to a hospital trauma unit.

 

The investigation revealed Moreau had track marks on his arms. He also told paramedics he injected himself with a “speedball,” court records disclosed. 

 

According to authorities, a speedball is typically a mixture of cocaine and heroin.

 

La Porte Police said an officer Saturday night tried stopping a vehicle for having a license plate light not working, but the driver, identified as Moreau, accelerated in the area of Washington and Tyler streets.

 

He soon stopped and fled on foot but was captured by a canine dog, police said.