HOBART, Ind. (AP) -- A man is accused of driving more than 100 mph while test-driving a SUV -- with a salesman next to him -- before slamming into a semitrailer on a northwestern Indiana highway.
State police say LeDarien Gregory was charged Friday with kidnapping, auto theft, identity deception and operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license.
The Hobart dealership salesman called 9-1-1 about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday from inside the Kia on Interstate 80 and reported he was being held against his will by the driver who refused to let him out.
While the salesman was on the call, the SUV rear-ended the semitrailer and caught fire. Other motorists stopped and pulled the salesman from the burning car.
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