Staff Writer
The Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE —
A Carmel woman was arrested Tuesday morning after leading Indiana State Police on a three-county high-speed chase that ended on Interstate 70 near Indiana 59.
Master Trooper David Furnas clocked the vehicle of Quy T. Tran, 38, traveling 83 mph in a 70-mph zone in the westbound lanes of I-70 near the 50-mile marker in Morgan County. Furnas reported that he activated his emergency lights and siren to stop the suspect vehicle, a 2004 Acura sport utility vehicle, but the driver continued westbound at speeds ranging from 80 to 90 mph. Furnas reported that as the vehicle approached traffic from the rear, the driver would wait and then pass the vehicle as the opportunity arose.
As Furnas and the sport utility approached exit 23 of westbound I-70, Clay County Sheriff’s Deputies Sgt. Jason Frazier and James Switzer were standing by with their emergency lights activated. The driver of the sport utility decided for unknown reasons to finally stop, Furnas reported. This 27-mile pursuit lasted about 20 minutes and concluded near Indiana 59.
The driver was taken into custody by Furnas and transported to the Morgan County jail on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement, a class-D felony, and other miscellaneous traffic citations.
Furnas was assisted by other ISP troopers and the Clay County Sheriff’s Department.
