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The pursuit began in Elizabethtown and ended in Jefferson County.
Kentucky State Police Post 4 received a call from a traveling motorist around 7 p.m. Thursday in reference to a reckless driver. The caller observed what they believed to be a female passenger who appeared to be in some type of distress, according to a KSP news release.
Troopers located the vehicle exiting I-65 southbound at Elizabethtown, Exit 94. As troopers attempted a traffic stop near Executive Drive, the vehicle fled from troopers and re-entered I-65 northbound.
As the pursuit continued with speeds reaching 115 mph, troopers deflated the rear driverâs side tire with stop sticks near the 111-mile marker. The pursuit continued north to the 131-mile marker in Jefferson County when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, striking the center barrier wall before traveling across the northbound lanes and striking a guardrail.