Man in custody after wrong-way pursuit ends in Montgomery County

MIAMI VALLEY — A man is in custody after a 40-mile chase that at one point saw the suspect’s car going the wrong way on Interstate 75.

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The chase started overnight on W. Central Avenue in Springboro when officers spotted a potential break-in suspect from the day before turning into a KFC lot without using a turn signal.

The chase eventually made its way onto State Route 725.

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Twenty minutes into the chase, and even after police used stop sticks, the driver turned off State Route 725 near the Dayton Mall and went the wrong way down an exit ramp for I-75.

As seen on News Center 7 at 5:00, video obtained through a public records request with the Ohio Department of Transportation shows the car going northbound in the southbound lanes of I-75.

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Dayton police officers tried blocking the interstate, but the driver crossed over an opening to US 35 and headed west with officers slowly following.

The chase ended minutes later on W. Third Street in Trotwood.

The driver, later identified as 38-year-old Joseph Hitchcock, ran across a field and near a pond but police used a dog and a drone to stay on top of him.

Aaron Morgan, Springboro Police Department’s Community Resource Officer, told News Center 7 that Hitchcock is facing several potential charges and is booked in the Warren County Jail.

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