(La Porte County, IN) - A high speed chase on I-94 ended with a crash and arrest of the driver in La Porte County.
Late Friday morning, La Porte County Police said an officer attempted to make a traffic stop on US 20 in Springville. The driver didn't stop, and took off. The suspect then turned around on the four lane highway and veered onto I-94 where the pursuit was discontinued.
Later, an officer from another agency spotted the vehicle and began a pursuit that ended near the Indiana-Michigan state line. Police said the suspect from Milwaukee crashed into a wooded area and fled on foot, but was captured. An undisclosed amount of cocaine and methamphetamine along with a gun were allegedly found on the suspect’s possession.
The driver, Maurice Williams, 29, is being charged with dealing cocaine and dealing in methamphetamine along with other counts regarding the chase. Williams also had several warrants out for his arrest in Wisconsin.
