>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


Department of Corrections escapee Ira Smith leads police, troopers on high speed chase
By thedenverchannel.com
Published: 10/22/2013

A prison escapee led police on a chase across the Eastern Plains to Colorado Springs hitting speeds of more than 100 miles per hour on Thursday.

The chase started as a routine traffic stop in Limon, according to KRDO-TV. Suddenly, the driver sped off.

The TV station reported that officers and the Colorado State Patrol chased the driver more than 60 miles to the outskirts of Colorado Springs, where he hit a police car, jumped the median and hit another vehicle.

The officer in the police car and the wanted driver, Ira Smith, were taken to the hospital. Both had minor injuries.

Read More.





Comments:

No comments have been posted for this article.


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2025 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015