Four-county high-speed pursuit ends in Cloverdale

Friday, January 13, 2017

CLOVERDALE — A high-speed chase that crossed four counties ended in Putnam County late Friday afternoon.

Shortly before 5 p.m. Indiana State Troopers from the Indianapolis and Putnamville Posts were assisting the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) in pursuing a vehicle westbound on Interstate 70 from the Indianapolis area.

As more officers were closing in, the silver Dodge Journey exited onto U.S. 231 at Cloverdale and proceeded northbound, then quickly made a U-turn to proceed southbound and in doing so, collided with an Indiana State Police vehicle.

The suspect continued southbound and then voluntarily stopped at a convenience mart at U.S. 231 and County Road 900 South.

The driver exited the vehicle and without incident, surrendered himself to officers from the pursuing agencies as well as the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and Cloverdale Police Department.

After the 19-year-old Indianapolis man was taken into custody, he was examined by Putnam County Operation Life paramedics for complaint of back pain from the crash and released to law enforcement.

Immediately following the examination, the suspect was transported back to an IMPD substation for further investigation.

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