Motorcyclist Who Caused Downtown Connector Wreck in Midtown Wanted for Kidnapping in Kentucky

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The man who caused a traffic nightmare on the Downtown Connector on Monday afternoon is wanted for kidnapping in his home state, police in Kentucky confirm.

According to WCPO in Cincinnati, Michael W. Webster allegedly kidnapped a woman in Erlanger, KY, on Dec. 18. He allegedly assaulted the woman, threatened the woman and her child, and kept the woman inside a car for several hours.

Police in Kentucky executed a search warrant on one of Webster’s known residences last Tuesday and received a warrant for Webster’s arrest last Wednesday, but he was nowhere to be found.

An Erlanger Police Department spokesman told WCPO that Webster was a dangerous suspect and was likely to flee from any law enforcement he encountered.

On Monday, he did exactly that.

According to the Georgia State Patrol, Webster was spotted driving a motorcycle at a high rate of speed on I-75 southbound near Akers Mill Road in Cobb County. A trooper attempted to pull the motorcycle over, but a chase ensued.

GSP says that the motorcycle swerved in and out of traffic on the interstate before crashing into the back of a disabled vehicle in the right emergency lane just north of 10th St. After hitting the vehicle, Webster was thrown from the bike and landed on the interstate, while the motorcycle kept going and eventually hit the passenger side of another vehicle.

No injuries to any bystanders were reported, but Webster was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, GSP says. Charges are pending from Georgia authorities for the accident, and from Kentucky authorities for the alleged kidnapping.