Dover man facing charges after drunken high-speed chase
DOVER – Police say a drunk driver led troopers on a chaotic high-speed chase into Dover early Saturday morning, striking another vehicle, a tree and a house and losing a tire before escaping on foot.
State Highway Patrol Sgt. Clinton Armstrong said the pursuit started on I-77 around 1:30 a.m. when a trooper attempted to pull the man over for driving 87 mph in a 70 mph zone. It ended about five miles into town on Dover Zoar Road when the suspect fled the vehicle on foot. A Dover police report says the chase reached speeds near 100 miles per hour before troopers called it off as it entered east side neighborhoods.
The reports says the man hit a vehicle at some point and lost a tire. Dover police were standing by with spike strips if necessary. An East Front Street resident then reported a vehicle hit a tree and his house.
A few minutes later, the State Highway Patrol found the vehicle on Dover Zoar Road where the suspect was last seen after fleeing the vehicle.
According to Dover police reports, they located the suspect at his East Front Street home around 5:15 a.m. on Saturday after a caller reported he was there, intoxicated and arguing. He was detained for questioning, and police forwarded a report to the Tuscarawas County prosecutor’s office.
Armstrong says the intent is to charge him with failure to comply and driving while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
According to the report, the man had been sent home from work in Canton Friday night because he was intoxicated.