Nebraska
High-speed chase in central Nebraska ends in crash and arrest
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — An Illinois man was arrested Tuesday after a high-speed chase in central Nebraska.
About 10:15 a.m., a trooper saw an SUV going 125 mph on Interstate 80 near Kearney, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
The driver refused to pull over, the patrol said, so the trooper gave chase.
The SUV got off I-80 at the Kearney interchange and headed south on Highway 44, authorities said.
The chase continued for several miles to the intersection with Highway 6/34, where troopers said the driver — 23-year-old Elias Areyzaga — ran a stop sign.
Areyzaga then crossed railroad tracks at a high speed, lost control and crashed in a field, the patrol said.
He was arrested and taken to a Kearney hospital to be checked out.
Areyzaga was then booked into the Buffalo County Jail on suspicion of flight to avoid arrest and willful reckless driving.