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Monday morning traffic stop results in 13-mile pursuit

By Randa Wagner –

An early morn­ing traf­fic stop in Card­ing­ton resulted in a pur­suit that ended 13 miles later in north­ern Mor­row County Monday.

Card­ing­ton Police Chief Robert C. Hus­ton said Offi­cer Mark Cal­i­coat attempted a traf­fic stop on a speed­ing on a dri­ver on Gilead Street about 5:30 a.m. Octo­ber 8. The dri­ver would not stop and a pur­suit ensued. The dri­ver was finally appre­hended when he failed to nego­ti­ate the curve at S.R. 61 and S.R. 309.

The Mount Gilead Police Depart­ment, Mor­row County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio State High­way Patrol assisted in the pur­suit, which revealed the vehi­cle had been stolen in Mar­ion County.

The driver’s name is being with­held pend­ing charges being filed with the prosecutor’s office.

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