Car chase speeds through Laramie

A crazy high-speed chase that started south of Laramie took Wyoming Highway Patrol officers on a wild ride on Friday.
The chase began around 7:45 on Friday morning after troopers helped a stranded motorist who ran out of gas on US 287 south of Laramie.
As the occupants in the car were receiving fuel from roadside service, the troopers learned the vehicle was reported stolen out of Colorado.
When troopers re-approached the car and told the driver to exit the vehicle, He stomped on the gas and fled the scene.
The chase proceeded north and into Laramie, where troopers lost sight of the suspect vehicle. The vehicle was spotted driving recklessly through the city of Laramie and before entering the Interstate and then onto Happy Jack Road and continued towards Cheyenne.
Highway patrolmen attempted to use spike strips to puncture the vehicle’s tires, but the driver drove off the road to avoid them. Eventually, a trooper knocked the car off the road and through a fence.
The occupants in the vehicle were taken into custody and the driver has been booked for possessing a stolen vehicle, possession of methamphetamine, reckless driving, and attempting to elude a peace officer.
The incident is still under investigation.
 
 

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