MONROE (WWJ) -- A Sunday morning police chase from Ohio into Monroe County ended when the driver's tires deflated due to spike strips, allowing sheriff's deputies to take the intoxicated woman into custody.
Just after 1:30 a.m. on Apr. 23, Monroe County dispatch got word of a police chase on northbound I-75 involving officers from Washington Township, OH, and heading into Michigan.
After entering Monroe County, the suspect vehicle exited I-75 at Summit St. in Erie and continued north onto S. Dixie Hwy, leading into Monroe Township.
At Dunbar Rd, Sergeant Ryan Sottile with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office put down stop sticks. The fleeing driver struck the spikes but kept up the chase.
By now, MCSO had taken over the pursuit, following the suspect north on S. Dixie Hwy before turning back in the opposite direction.
Authorities say the driver's tires began to fall apart as the vehicle turned east onto Timber Lane, then continued into the Dartmoor subdivision.
The delinquent driver stopped but refused to get out of the car. When deputies tried to break out a window with a baton, the suspect sped off, then quickly gave up.
Officers arrested the driver -- a 36-year-old Monroe woman -- without further incident.
She was taken to the Monroe County Jail and faces charges for fleeing and eluding as well as driving while intoxicated.
MCSO is withholding the woman's name until after the formal arraignment.
This is still an open investigation by both MCSO and Washington Twp PD in Ohio. Anyone with information can contact MCSO at 734-240-7710.
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