A Bowling Green teenager was taken to a hospital and his passenger was arrested after a police pursuit ended in a rollover crash in Logan County on Thursday night, according to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said Sgt. Ryan Johnson saw a car traveling more than 100 mph on U.S. 68/80 near Cemetery Road in Auburn around 11:21 p.m. The car had no license plate or lights, and other drivers were forced off the road.
The car turned onto KY 103, where another deputy tried to stop it near Howlett Drive. The driver continued at more than 120 mph, driving on both sides of the road without taillights, according to the sheriff’s office.
Near Herman Cox Road, the car went off the road on a curve, returned to the road and crossed the centerline. It rolled several times before coming to rest upside down in a field.
The driver, 21-year-old Aaron J. Bratcher, was partially thrown from the car. Deputies removed him and his passenger, 19-year-old Griffin D. Weston, both of Bowling Green, according to the release.
Bratcher was taken to Russellville Medical Center and later transferred to Skyline Medical Center for evaluation. Weston declined medical treatment and was arrested. The sheriff’s office said a gun found in the car was taken as evidence.
Bratcher was cited on the following charges:
Speeding 26 mph or more over the speed limit
Having an open alcoholic beverage container in a vehicle
First-degree fleeing or evading police in a vehicle
First-degree wanton endangerment
First-degree wanton endangerment involving a police officer
Reckless driving
Driving with an expired license
Improper display of registration plates
Weston was arrested on the following charges:
Having an open alcoholic beverage container in a vehicle
Failing to notify the Department of Transportation of an address change
Carrying a concealed weapon
Facilitation to first-degree fleeing or evading police
Source: WBKO
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