Nebraska teen in stolen pickup led troopers on Interstate 80 chase, patrol says
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Troopers chased a teen on Interstate 80 on Friday after he stole a pickup truck in North Platte, the Nebraska State Patrol says.
Around 4:45 p.m., a trooper pulled over the stolen pickup, which was seen speeding near Gothenburg.
But the driver, a 17-year-old Hastings boy, drove off as the trooper got out of his vehicle, the patrol said.
A Dawson County sheriff’s deputy tried bringing the vehicle to a halt with stop sticks but was unsuccessful.
The teen drove over another set of stop sticks near Kearney and came to a stop on a median, the patrol said.
The teen was arrested on suspicion of several charges, including flight to avoid arrest and theft by unlawful taking.
