Newly released dashboard camera video and police reports describe a three-county, high speed chase that started in Troy and ended in a crash on I-75 in Middletown.
Kurtis Rogers, 19, of Dayton, was arrested and jailed on an OVI charge in Montgomery County on January.
In a police report, he told investigators he ran because he had been underage drinking and "just wanted to get home, and get away."
JAIL - CHARGED WITH A DRUNKENPOLICE CHASE THAT SPANNEDTHREE COUNTIES!COUNTIES!WE'VE GOT THE BRANDNEW VIDEO OF THE HIGH SPEEDCHASE THAT ENDS ON I-75 INMIDDLETOWN.EVAN MILLWARDUNCOVERS WHAT THE DRIVER TOLDPOLICE THAT MORNING-- EVAN?Evan Millward/evan.millward@wcpo.com - The chasestarted at a gas station inTroy Ohio.
It ended on I-75 inMiddletown - next to the A-KSteel research facility, It'sa 42-mile distance - andinvestigators say KurtisRogers hit speeds of 100 milesper hour.TROY OHIO POLICESPOTTED KURTIS ROGERS IN HISCAR THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITHILLEGAL LIGHTS.THIS TROYDASHBOARD CAMERA THEN CATCHESHIM MAKING A U-TURN EARLY LASTTUESDAY.NATS 0108 Gray PTCruiser and he's not stoppingfor meAND WITH THAT - THECHASE IS ON.Radio 0020 We'regetting onto 75 southACCORDINGTO A POLICE REPORT OBTAINED BYNINE ON YOUR SIDE - ROGERS WASIN TROY TO SEE AN EX-GIRLFRIEND.TELLING OFFICERS HETURNED HIS STEREO UP -QUOTE-REAL LOUD TO GET HER ATTENTIONAND TO GET IN THE GROOVE.HETOLD OFFICERS HE'D BEENDRINKING - AND TOOK OFF WHENHE SAW THEM.áTHEY CALL OFF THECHASE AS ROGERS STARTS WEAVINGON 75.Radio 0121 He's crossingdifferent lanes.
This semi'strying to slow him down.EVENTUALLY STATE TROOPERS SPOTHIM - HEADED SOUTH INTOMIDDLETOWN.YOU CAN SEE FROMáTHEIR DASHCAM - SPIKE STRIPSGO DOWNBUT IT TAKES A PITMANEUVER -NATS PIT- TO END IT.3708 Rogers: I'm sorry.
I'msorry.Trooper: Hey, stand up.Stand up.Rogers: Do I need togo to jail?Trooper: You'regoing to jail.Rogers: I know Iam.Trooper: All day long.Quite a while.Rogers: Hey justmake sure you get my phone.Trooper: I don't care aboutyour phoneWE ALSO LEARNTROOPERS GOT QUITE A SCAREDURING THE CHASE.3854 Trooper1: It looked like a shotgun orsomething pointed out thewindow.Trooper 2: Which window?Trooper 1: Driver's side.
Itlooked like he was reaching,leaning out the window.
He wasleaning out the window withsomething.Trooper 2: I saw youswerve to the right.A POLICEREPORT SHOWS ROGERS TOLDINVESTIGATORS THAT HE POINTEDA LONG PIPE OUT OF THE WINDOW- QUOTE - TO SHOW THEM I WAS ATHREAT.
THAT I WAS THERE, IWANTED TO SCARE THEM.Evan - Atense pursuit.
Rogers is beingheld on an OVI charge and hasa court apperance scheduled inDayton tomorrow.