A Hazard man is facing numerous charges after an incident last week in which he allegedly fled from police and endangered bystanders, including a former Perry District Court judge.
According to court documents, on April 8, Kentucky State Police Trooper Patrick Bailey observed a 2011 Chevrolet Impala on Ky. 80 in which the driver was not wearing his seatbelt. Bailey, according to the arrest citation, attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver, later identified as Michael Lee Royer, 38, of Krypton Lick Branch Road, began driving faster on Town Mountain Road.
Bailey wrote that Royer began driving at speeds of up to 85 mph in a 55 mph zone and Bailey contacted the Hazard Police Department and Perry County Sheriffâs Office to assist and be on standby just before entering the Hazard city limits.