An Ohio woman led police on a multi-county high-speed chase in central Kentucky, Thursday afternoon, until a deputy put an end to her run.
Sgt. Keith Broughton, with the Woodford County Sheriff’s Office, said after observing Stephanie Burchett, 33, drive recklessly for several miles they had no other choice but to run her off the road, “that just consists of using the right front of my bumper to tap the left rear bumper of her car and put into a spin.”
He also said Burchett continued to drive erratically despite being chased and put many others in danger, “speeds exceeding 100 mph and began to intentionally drive her vehicle in oncoming traffic lanes.”
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Sgt. Broughton said the chase started around 1 p.m. when Versailles Police saw Burchett heading west on US 60, then onto the Bluegrass Parkway.
An officer tried pulling her over but she took off.
Deputies say she went about 20 miles all the way to Lawrenceburg driving recklessly along the way, “running traffic lights, lane changes, forcing vehicles out of their lanes, running stop lights.”
Sgt. Broughton said Burchett drove through some neighborhoods and tried to drive back toward Versailles when he put an end to it.
He says for being out-of-state, Burchett knew her away around very well, “it would appear that she was driving as if she had some familiarity with the area although I do not what her tie to central Kentucky is.”
Burchett suffered minor injuries.
She was taken to the Woodford County Jail when she left the hospital. She’s facing several charges including DUI, wanton and endangerment, reckless driving, possession of marijuana, fleeing or evading police and several more.
