Newburgh man arrested after high-speed chase Cameron Shepherd. (Source: Indiana State Police) By 14 News Staff | January 7, 2021 at 7:04 AM CST - Updated January 7 at 7:04 AM
GIBSON CO., Ind. (WFIE) - Indiana State Police say a man from Newburgh was arrested Wednesday night after a short but high-speed chase in Gibson County.
Around 7:30 p.m., troopers patrolling on US 41 near CR 925 South saw a car traveling northbound at nearly 110 mph.
Troopers say they tried to pull the driver over, but he continued driving north at a high rate of speed.
The driver then turned east onto Coal Mine Road and then north on CR 10 East.
ISP: Newburgh Man Arrested for Driving 107 MPH
GIBSON COUNTY, Ind.– A man from Newburgh was arrested Wednesday night for causing a police chase and driving more than 100 mph.
State police say Cameron L. Shepherd, 19, of Newburgh was driving a 2011 Toyota Scion northbound on a county road at 107 mph at one point when a trooper tried to stop the Scion, but Shepherd refused to stop.
Police say Shepherd turned east onto Coal Mine Road and then north on another county road before parking it in the front yard of a home. They told Shepherd to get out of the Scion and he did.