1 in custody after multi-county chase ends on I-70 in Preble County

PREBLE COUNTY — UPDATE @ 11:00 a.m.:

One person is in custody after a multi-county chase ended in Preble County early Tuesday morning.

The chase began just after 1 a.m. when Clark County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) deputies attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a black 2013 Kia Sportage.

The driver, later identified as 36-year-old Randy Trammell, of New Carlisle, failed to stop and then made an illegal U-Turn on State Route 4, near the Masonic Home area, according to Clark County Sheriff’s Office Major Michael Young. From there, he drove northbound.

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Deputies from the CCSO chased Trammell’s Kia to the Montgomery County line, according to Sergeant Tyler Ross with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP). From there, Huber Heights officers began to chase the SUV.

Troopers from the Dayton post of OSHP spotted Trammell’s SUV around 1:35 a.m. on Interstate 70 westbound. One trooper “got directly behind” Trammell with their cruiser’s lights and sirens on. The trooper reported that Trammell still did not stop, which led to a pursuit on I-70.

Troopers said Trammell continued to drive away from them into Preble County. Once entering the county, the Kia ran over stop sticks deployed by the Preble County Sheriff’s Office on the interstate. This caused the Kia to blow a tire.

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Trammell’s Kia finally stopped on the right shoulder in Monroe Township. He was given verbal commands to exit his SUV. After doing so, he was taken into custody and booked into the Preble County Jail for failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, possession of drugs, OVI, and reckless operation of a vehicle, Ross said.

The incident remains under investigation.

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