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19-year-old Kurtis Rogers is in jail accused of OVI for three county chase that hit speeds up to 100 miles per hour

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19-year-old Kurtis Rogers is in jail accused of OVI for three county chase that hit speeds up to 100 miles per hour
19-year-old Kurtis Rogers is in jail accused of OVI for three county chase that hit speeds up to 100 miles per hour

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.

I'm EM, 9OYS.

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