Sunday, April 23, 2000
Suspect crashes into police car
By Phillip Pina
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A police chase that began in a Dayton, Ohio, suburb early Sunday with shots fired ended when the suspect rammed a stolen truck into a police cruiser and a sign post.
The unidentified driver was in University Hospital, and police expect to charge him after meeting with the Montgomery County prosecutor today.
Officers in Trotwood, west of Dayton, said they were investigating a car theft about 7:50 a.m. when the driver tried to speed away in a truck. Police later learned the truck also had been stolen.
However, the driver first rammed their cruiser and one of the officers fired four shots when the oncoming truck appeared aimed at him, Trotwood Capt. Jim Borland said.
The officer, whose name was not released Sunday, leaped out of the way.
Trotwood police chased the truck through Dayton, Moraine and West Carrollton and south on Interstate 75 into Butler County.
There, Union Township police were asked to deploy roadway spikes north of the Tylersville Road exit.
When Officer Randall Farris attempted to comply, the fleeing driver rammed the truck into the Union Township cruiser and veered, hitting a sign post.
Officer Farris was not injured. The entire series of incidents remains under investigation.
The 21-year-old driver was in fair condition Sunday in University Hospital.
Trotwood Capt. Borland said it appeared that none of the shots hit the suspect. The officer who fired the shots was placed on paid leave while the investigation continues, which is standard procedure whenever an officer fires a weapon, Capt. Borland said.
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