Information from WYSH Radio
A Powell man has been arrested on charges stemming from a high-speed nighttime pursuit that spanned two counties earlier this month.
Larry Eugene Ward Jr., 33, is facing a slew of charges including reckless endangerment, reckless driving, evading arrest, and a host of traffic violations. An Oliver Springs Police Department officer tried to pull Ward over at night on Nov. 2 for a routine violation, but Ward allegedly sped off in his Chevy Cruze, turned off the vehicle’s headlights, and proceeded to lead officers on a pursuit that reached speeds of more than 100 miles an hour, passing cars on double yellow lines, and taking hills in the wrong lane.
The pursuit ended when his car ran out of gas in Morgan County and he fled on foot, managing to elude police search dogs.
Ward was arrested in Knox County a few days later and was transferred to the Roane County Jail earlier this week. He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 27.
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