Teen in custody after I-70 chase leads to police presence in Dayton

DAYTON — A teenager is in custody after a chase on Interstate 70 led to a police presence in Dayton early Wednesday morning.

A trooper from the Springfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol located a stolen vehicle on U.S. 40 near Bird Road in Harmony Township, according to a spokesperson for OSHP. While following the stolen vehicle on Bowman Road, it accelerated and began to flee.

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At approximately 12:21 a.m., the trooper activated his overhead lights and sirens to conduct a traffic stop as the suspect vehicle failed to stop and continued fleeing to U.S. 40, and then to westbound I-70, the spokesperson said.

The suspect vehicle continued on I-70 at high rates of speed before exiting to southbound SR-235.

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The pursuit was terminated as the vehicle exited SR-235 to Stanley Avenue with OSHP’s Aviation Section overhead providing aerial support.

OSHP pilots guided ground units to the location of the vehicle on E. Second Street in Dayton, and the location of the driver.

A trooper from the Dayton Post located the driver on Harbine Avenue which led to a foot pursuit. After a short foot pursuit, the driver was taken into custody.

The stolen vehicle was recovered and the 17-year-old driver from Dayton was booked in the Clark County Juvenile Detention Center for receiving stolen property and failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, both felonies, the spokesperson said. A stolen firearm was also located and recovered.

The incident remains under investigation at this time.

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