by Michael J. Marino
Worden Fire, Lockwood Fire, and Shepherd Fire Departments responded to this wrecked vehicle on Interstate 94 Mile Marker 7 near aHuntley which was the result of a high speed chase Monday morning. A passenger was pulled from this car to safety before it exploded into fire. Additional firefighters responded to the grass fire that resulted to about 1 acre in size while other troopers and deputies searched the surrounding area for the driver who fled on foot. (Jonathan McNiven photo)
State troopers noticed a gray sedan-style vehicle going about 95 mph in the 55 mph construction zone of Interstate 90-East in Billings and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, according to Sgt. Jay Nelson of Montana Highway Patrol (MHP). The driver, however, did not stop and actually sped up as he approached the Lockwood exits.
After about 45 minutes searching, Yellowstone County’s Air One helicopter hovers above the ground until deputies locate and apprehend the suspect who fled on foot while a herd of startled horses witness the arrest and capture by deputies near the canal. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
Law enforcement continued to trail the suspect vehicle from I-90 to Interstate 94-East, according to witness accounts. The gray car reportedly reached a “top speed of nearly 150 mph before the driver lost control of the wheel,” according to Nelson. The car then skidded over the median toward oncoming traffic in the westbound lanes, and crashed through the guard rail near Mile Marker 7 and rolled several times down the long embankment before landing near a field just outside of Huntley, witnesses said.
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