(La Porte County, IN) - A Pennsylvania man led state police on a high speed chase into Michigan City.
Around 1:30 a.m. early Saturday morning, a State Trooper patrolling I-94 near the La Porte/Porter County line spotted a gray Toyota SUV driving dangerously fast with no lights on.
Reaching speeds over 110 mph, the eastbound SUV exited the interstate at U.S. 421 and went north. The pursuit continued back west on U.S. 20, before the SUV finally gave up at a truck stop in Porter.
The driver, 26-year-old Mohamed A. Ahmad Ahrar of Mechanicsburg, PA was suspected of intoxication. He allegedly tested just over the legal limit. He was taken to La Porte County Jail and charged with three felonies and four misdemeanors.
A passenger in the vehicle, 32-year-old Joshua C. Reed, told he police he was part of the joy ride unwillingly. However, he was found to be in possession of a controlled substance and also arrested.
