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Chase Reaches Speeds Of 134 Miles Per Hour

Last updated on Tuesday, February 9, 2016

(BARTHOLOMEW CO.) - An early-morning police chase on Interstate 65 Saturday reached speeds of up to 134 miles per hour.

Bartholomew County Sgt. Kris Weisner saw a vehicle racing down Interstate 65 near State Road 252 at about 4:30 a.m. and then cut off a semi which had to swerve to avoid a crash.

When Weisner tried to pull the car over, the driver allegedly hit the gas. Indiana State Police Trooper Korry Clark stopped the vehicle south of the Edinburgh exit.

Deputies allegedly found digital scales with traces of cocaine inside the vehicle.

21-year-old Demarcus M. Williams of Indianapolis is facing preliminary charges of reckless driving and possession of cocaine.

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