Crime & Safety
High-Speed Chase Ends with Bong Hit
After a harrowing chase that reached 115 mph and ended in a rollover, driver allegedly calmly smoked pot as officers tried to free him.
A high-speed police chase through Ohio and Michigan ended about 3 a.m. Sunday with a rollover crash near the Monroe County village of Dundee – and instead of retrieving his license, registration and proof of insurance, the driver did something unexpected.
He allegedly lit a bong and started smoking what police think was marijuana as they began breaking the window to free him, The Monroe News reports.
Dundee police were notified of the speeding vehicle by Ohio law enforcement officers, who ended their chase at the Michigan state line, The Toledo Blade reports.
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Speeds reached 115 mph on U.S. Highway 23 before the as-yet unidentified driver crashed and rolled over several times in a ditch, according to various news reports.
The driver, the lone occupant in the car, wasn’t injured.
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Police arrested him and took him to the Monroe County Jail. Charges against him are unclear.
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