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Pursuit of a semi tractor-trailer in western Iowa

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May 5th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

A pursuit involving a semitruck ended Wednesday morning, near Walnut. KETV in Omaha reports the Interstate 80 chase ended around 8:30 a.m. near Prairie Rose State Park. Iowa State Patrol said speeds during the chase reached 90 mph before troopers deployed stop sticks, and all of the semitruck’s tires went flat. The vehicle was driven on its rims until it stopped. The suspect was the only person in the vehicle and no injuries were reported.

Troopers said the suspect is a man with a Minnesota driver’s license who had multiple warrants from four different states. Iowa State Patrol troopers took him into custody.