(Michigan City, IN) - A man is accused of leading police on a high speed chase on a motorcycle in Michigan City while impaired by alcohol with cocaine on his possession.
Michigan City Police said an officer tried pulling the man over for not having a license plate on the motorcycle last week.
Tyrone Morris, 45, allegedly reached speeds of about 100 miles per hour in the pursuit from the city’s west side to about Huron St. He was captured during a foot pursuit with help from a K-9 dog in the 800 block of W. 7th street.
Police said a bag of cocaine weighing nearly 10 grams along with a loaded handgun were recovered after he dropped the items during the foot pursuit.
Morris, who had an odor of alcohol on his breath, refused a blood alcohol test resulting in his automatic arrest for OWI, police said.
The Michigan City man is also charged with possession of cocaine, resisting law enforcement and possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon due to a 2002 conviction for dealing in cocaine.
