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Sheriff Greg Speck reports that on February 27, 2021 at approximately 6:44 PM, Deputy Trent Massey saw a black 2014 Hyundai on Jarvis Avenue driving erratically. Deputy Massey stopped the car at Jarvis Avenue and Maplewood Drive and as he got out of his vehicle to contact the driver, the vehicle drove away. The speed limit in this area was 35 MPH. The driver was traveling at 60 MPH and driving erratically, sometimes in the wrong lane. The vehicle turned onto Hillview Avenue and then driving in circles around the surrounding streets. The vehicle then drove off the roadway, down a muddy hill off Woods Avenue. The vehicle wrecked into a bed of rocks at the bottom of the hill. The driver left the vehicle and began running on foot towards Conley Drive. Deputy Massey was able to catch the suspect and place him under arrest.
By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal Mar 4, 2021
Johnny Dylan Turner
A Hazard man was recently arrested by the Pulaski County Sheriff s Office after leading authorities on a pursuit, first on the the road then on foot.
Johnny Dylan Turner, 21, was taken into custody and lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center following the incident, which took place at around 6:45 p.m. last Saturday, February 27.Â
According to the sheriff s office, Deputy Trent Massey saw a black 2014 Hyundai being driven erratically on Jarvis Avenue. Massey stopped the car at Jarvis Avenue and Maplewood Drive, and as he got out of the car to contact the driver, the vehicle drove away.
Chase leads to crash, multiple charges for Perry County man
Commonwealth Journal (Somerset, KY)
Mar. 2 An eastern
Johnny Dylan Turner, 21, of
Hazard, was arrested and charged with first-degree Fleeing or
Evading Police (Motor Vehicle), first-degree Wanton Endangerment (Police Officer), first-degree Wanton Endangerment, second-degree Fleeing or
Evading Police (On Foot), Tampering with Physical Evidence, Speeding (25 mph over Limit), aggravated Operating a Motor Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (first offense), Operating Vehicle with Expired Operators License, and Failure of Owner to
Maintain Insurance (first offense).
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Pulaski County Deputy Sheriff
Jarvis Avenue with its left tires. Dep. Massey initiated a traffic stop and the