NORTH WEBSTER - Police are still looking for the driver of an SUV who led county police on a chase before ramming a squad car and fleeing on foot.
According to police, sometime after 4 a.m. today, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department deputy Billy Fields attempted to pull over a 1998 silver Dodge Durango at the intersection of Ind. 13 and CR 350N after the vehicle allegedly committed numerous traffic violations.The driver of the Durango refused to stop the vehicle and traveled eastbound along CR 350N before turning north onto CR 925E.
Police stated the vehicle then stopped in the roadway, went into reverse and began ramming Fields' squad car, pushing it approximately 15 feet. The driver then fled on foot.
Warsaw Police Department brought out a K-9 unit, but was unable to find the driver.
The vehicle is registered to Rachel L. Penrod, EMS D21 Lane, Syracuse, and was stolen sometime Tuesday night. Police notified Penrod that her vehicle was stolen.
A call of criminal mischief to a vehicle at Camp Crossley may provide police with some information.
KCSD Lt. Dave Curtis responded to a criminal mischief call on a pickup truck at Camp Crossley this morning.
During the investigation, Curtis found the registration for Penrod's Durango. Police believe whoever stole the Durango was in the pickup before the chase.
Fields wasn't injured in the accident, and it remains under investigation.
Police believe the driver was a male, but no other description is available as of this morning.
