Driver in Police Pursuit Still Sought

Written on July 31, 2012 by InkFreeNews Archive

Categories: Archive 2012, News Archive 2012

Victim of Pursuit — A Samaritan medic treats the victim of a police pursuit who was ejected from the fleeing vehicle near Milford. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

A pursuit brought police officers from various agencies near Milford Monday night as they tried to find a vehicle that refused to stop for Warsaw City Police officers.

One person was seriously hurt after being ejected from the vehicle during the pursuit, which began in Warsaw.

According to officers on scene, Warsaw City Police Officers Al Danko, Clay Layne and Ronald Nethaway attempted to stop a black Lexus at 9:18 p.m. when the vehicle sped away, heading north on SR 15. During the pursuit, the occupants of the car were throwing out miscellaneous items as the pursuit topped out at speeds of 140 mph.

As the vehicle turned west from SR 15 onto CR 1000 North just south of Milford, a passenger was ejected from the vehicle. The vehicle continued west and then south on Pinkerton Road when police lost sight of the Lexus and terminated the pursuit.

Just before 2 a.m., Warsaw Police confirmed that the vehicle they were chasing, driven by Brandon Adkins, 27, of Warsaw, had been involved in a drug transaction and they continue to seek both the vehicle and Adkins.The ejected passenger was semi-conscious at the scene and transported to Parkview Hospital by Samaritan Helicopter in serious condition. A statement at the scene from the passenger indicated a drug transaction did occur when the driver, identified as Adkins, fled upon seeing police and then threatened to kill the victim with a handgun he displayed.

Warsaw Police this morning are still looking for the black Lexus passenger car with possible passenger side rear quarter panel or bumper damage and a temporary Indiana license plate of C999867.

Police believe the driver of the Lexus to be Adkins, 27 years of age, possibly of Warsaw. They have not identified a female passenger who was also present in the car and the identity of the passenger will not be released due to the threats and confidential nature of this incident.

As last night’s event unfolded, Stacey Page received an anonymous phone call providing the name of the driver and the reason why he fled. The caller said a drug deal had gone bad and also identified the location where the transaction transpired. That information was immediately passed on to police, who continue to investigate.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Warsaw Police Investigation Division at 574-372-9540.