(La Porte County, IN) - A teenager from La Porte is accused of leading Indiana State Police on a dangerous high speed motor vehicle chase.

 

Caleb Christensen, 19, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with resisting law enforcement, criminal recklessness and driving on a suspended license.

 

According to court documents, Christensen was pulled over on the night of March 6 because his vehicle had one working headlight in the area of Indiana 2 and 300 East near Rolling Prairie. 

 

The trooper was walking up to his car when Christensen took off at high speeds northbound on 300 East, police said.

 

He kept turning off and on his one working headlight and taillights during the pursuit, causing the officer to totally lose sight of the vehicle when the lights were out.

 

At one point, Christensen entered U.S. 20 without his lights on after disregarding a stop sign, causing eastbound vehicles to come to a sudden stop, according to court documents.  The chase was then terminated.

 

According to police, officers were led to Christensen, eventually, by the license plate number from his vehicle revealing his address and suspended driver’s license.