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\nA 19-year-old Louisville man is facing multiple felony and traffic charges after police say he fled officers Saturday with a 2-year-old unrestrained in the back seat during an early-morning pursuit on I-64.<\/p>\n
\nA 19-year-old Louisville man is facing multiple felony and traffic charges after police say he fled officers Saturday with a 2-year-old unrestrained in the back seat during an early-morning pursuit on I-64.<\/p>\n
Jason Weed, of Louisville, was arrested October 3 around 1:22 a.m. on I-64 westbound at the 22.4-mile marker in Jefferson County, according to citations filed in Shelby District Court.<\/p>\n
Court papers show that Weed is charged with first-degree fleeing or evading police in a motor vehicle, kidnapping a minor, two counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, first-degree wanton endangerment, endangering the welfare of a minor, reckless driving in a work zone, speeding 26 mph or greater in a work zone, failure to wear seat belts, and failure to illuminate headlamps.<\/p>\n
Weed is also charged with failure to signal or improper signal, first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree unlawful imprisonment, first-degree fleeing or evading police in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, improper lane usage, and first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer.<\/p>\n
According to the citations, Shelbyville Police Officer T. Chesser attempted to stop a black Nissan Sentra on I-64 for a traffic violation, and dispatch confirmed the registered owner had two active warrants.<\/p>\n
Police said the car stopped on Buck Creek Road, then took off as the officer approached, nearly striking his patrol vehicle, then stopped again at the I-64 eastbound on-ramp where a female front passenger got out and tried to retrieve her child from the back seat before the driver took off with the child still inside.<\/p>\n
The pursuit continued on I-64 with the vehicle traveling at fluctuating speeds of 40 to 100 mph, at times with headlights off and up to 95 mph in a 55 mph work zone, according to Shelby County Sheriff\u2019s Deputy J. Cloninger.<\/p>\n
Deputies said the driver wove between lanes, drove on the shoulder to pass police, attempted to hit a marked police car, and struck a concrete barrier before being stopped.<\/p>\n
Simpsonville Police made contact with the female passenger, who told officers her 2-year-old daughter was still inside the vehicle and not in a car seat, and that she did not know the driver. He was giving her a ride to Louisville, and that the driver said they were \u201call going to die\u201d and would not let her exit before she forced her way out.<\/p>\n
Police say the child was retrieved from the rear of the vehicle, not in a child restraint, and transported to a children\u2019s hospital to be checked. Deputies reported finding an open alcoholic container, a glass pipe with white residue and a pill bottle containing Xanax in the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Weed was taken to UofL Shelbyville Hospital for evaluation. He was scheduled for arraignment October 6.
\nSource: WDRB+WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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