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February 6, 2012 in City
Bucket-list chase in Butte leads to arrest
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it’ll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage.
The Montana Standard in Butte reports 55-year-old John C. Hughes pleaded guilty Thursday in City Court to reckless driving while eluding a peace officer.
The chase began in the pre-dawn hours Thursday when officers reported a man followed a patrol car for seven blocks before pulling his SUV around and taking off at speeds of up to 70 mph. Officers say Hughes was traveling faster than 100 mph on the interstate before officers laid out a spike strip to flatten his tires.
When asked why he started the chase, Hughes said, “I just always wanted to do that,” according to the police report.
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jane on February 06 at 10:34 a.m.
That is on my list too, now I know what it will cost in Butte. Seems like a fair cost.
boogiesan1 on February 06 at 11:57 a.m.
Lucky he survived.
dougfresh on February 06 at 12:44 p.m.
Why do it in a SUV? Rent a sports car or something!
nslopeofw on February 06 at 3:15 p.m.
Dont do it in Spokane, chances are high you’ll get shot.
Thayne on February 06 at 5:43 p.m.
So this idiot endangers other peoples lives and doughfresh says he should have done it in a sports car??!! $1000.00 is a joke and not very much of a deterrent. He should pay the money and have to do community service for a couple hundred hours at least.
jane on February 06 at 6:17 p.m.
Yeah, I missed the quote where they described all the lives put in danger, my mistake.
AnalyzeThat on February 07 at 8:00 p.m.
Just when you think you’ve heard everything………