Troopers immediately responded to the location, spotted the vehicle, and attempted to pull it over.
Instead of pulling over, the driver, later identified as 33-year-old Lawrence Purdue of Fairbanks, elected to speed off and take troopers on a 15-mile chase. During the chase, Purdue intentionally drove head-on at oncoming traffic and drove in the wrong direction on a controlled access road.
A trooper finally initiated a successful PIT maneuver on the fleeing vehicle, but then, Purdue intentionally rammed into two patrol vehicles. The crash disabled Purdue’s ride and he was taken into custody.
Two officers were medically evaluated by EMS at the scene and were ultimately cleared. As a precaution, a third officer was transported to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital but was also released.
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