LONDON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Authorities have one person in custody after a police chase on I-75 spanned through multiple Kentucky counties.
According to Kentucky State Police, just before 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, a trooper observed a driver on I-75 in Madison County without a registration plate.
When the trooper tried to pull the vehicle over, KSP says the driver failed to yield, pulled out a gun, and continued traveling on I-75, passing multiple vehicles while speeding.
The driver, later identified as 42-year-old Samuel H. Young of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was stopped in Laurel County and taken into custody. He's charged with Fleeing or Evading Police 1st degree, Wanton Endangerment 1st degree, Wanton Endangerment 2nd degree- Police Officer, Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon, and numerous other traffic violations.
Young is being held in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
