Wyoming
Wyoming man facing 9 felonies after road-rage incident in Fort Collins
A Wyoming man is accused of ramming the back of a vehicle during a road-rage incident in Fort Collins, then fleeing from officers at over 100 mph, ramming a patrol car and crashing into a farm field northeast of Wellington late Friday.
Fort Collins police arrested a 52-year-old Cheyenne man on six counts of attempted second-degree assault and one count each of DUI, vehicular eluding and second-degree criminal trespass on agriculture land, all felonies. He also faces two misdemeanor charges, criminal mischief and harassment-following in a public place.
About 11:30 p.m. Friday, a resident called the Fort Collins police dispatch and reported being followed by a dark Ford F-150 with Wyoming license plates, telling the dispatcher that they were worried it was a possible road-rage incident, according to a release from Fort Collins police.
Authorities told them to drive toward Fort Collins Police Services, where officers would meet them. But before they arrived at the police department, the truck rammed the other vehicle from behind and continued following them, the release stated.
Officers quickly located both vehicles on Ziegler Road near South Timberline Road and attempted to pull the truck over. Instead, the driver of the truck fled north on Timberline Road.
A short time later, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputies spotted the same truck headed north on Interstate 25 and attempted to stop the truck, according to the release.
The driver did not stop, heading east on County Road 64, reaching speeds of over 100 mph and at one point, ramming a deputy’s patrol car, the release states.
During the pursuit, near the intersection of County Road 102 and County Road 19, the truck crashed into an agricultural field, the release states.
Deputies took the driver to an area hospital to be evaluated for injuries.
Upon his release from the hospital, Fort Collins police arrested the man and booked him into the Larimer County Jail on 11 charges.
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