An Omaha man’s been arrested after *** pursuit with *** U-Haul on I-80. Police received *** report late last night that *** U-Haul with *** flatmd holding *** car was stolen from *** hotel in Kearney. Officers tried to stop the truck but say the driver refused. This led to *** multi-agency chase that lasted about 40 minutes. Eventually they used stop sticks, which sparked *** fire in the median of the interstate. That driver was arrested and faces several charges.
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Omaha man leads Kearney police on U-Haul pursuit that sparks small fires on I-80
An Omaha man was arrested in Kearney after leading law enforcement on a pursuit in a U-Haul.Kearney police tried to stop a 40-year-old man on Tuesday when he refused to stop and headed to Interstate 80.Troopers took over the pursuit and deployed stop sticks, the Nebraska State Patrol said.Officials said the man slowed to about 15 mph, but kept driving. The vehicle was emitting sparks and starting several small fires in the median on I-80.He stopped several miles later and was arrested on several charges.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
An Omaha man was arrested in Kearney after leading law enforcement on a pursuit in a U-Haul.
Kearney police tried to stop a 40-year-old man on Tuesday when he refused to stop and headed to Interstate 80.
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Troopers took over the pursuit and deployed stop sticks, the Nebraska State Patrol said.
Officials said the man slowed to about 15 mph, but kept driving. The vehicle was emitting sparks and starting several small fires in the median on I-80.
He stopped several miles later and was arrested on several charges.
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