The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals following a vehicle pursuit late Friday night.

At 10:22pm the Montgomery County Communications Center received a call from Adams County advising they had two deputies in pursuit of a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix westbound on Highway 34.  Once at Highway 34 and Highway 71 a Montgomery County Deputy placed stop-sticks in the roadway in which the vehicle struck.  That caused the left front tire to go down but the driver continued on reaching speeds of 90mph while driving on the rim.  The vehicle attempted to run a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office vehicle off the roadway and was taking other motorists head on in the wrong lane.  Montgomery County Deputies then performed a pit manuever at Highway 34 and 200th Street causing the vehicle to finally come to rest in the north ditch.  All occupants of the vehicle were detained at that time.

As a result of the incident deputies arrested 20-year-old Abel Vasquez of Lenox for Eluding, OWI Drugged 1st Offense, Driving While Suspended, Speeding, as well as warrants out of Taylor County for two counts of 3rd Degree Burglary, 2nd Degree Theft, and Possession of Marijuana.  Also arrested was 21-year-old Kami Lynn Hilton of Creston for Possession of Marijuana.

No damage was done to the patrol vehicle used in the pit manuever or the defendant’s vehicle.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Montgomery County K-9 unit, Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Red Oak Police Department, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Iowa State Patrol.