A teenager was taken to the Lancaster County Youth Detention Center Thursday after a high speed chase on I-80 near Aurora. The Nebraska State patrol says a trooper spotted a vehicle speeding and driving with expired plates just before 10 a.m.
The trooper tried to pull the car over by the driver hit the gas and the trooper initiated a pursuit The vehicle fled eastbound with speeds reaching 130 miles per hour. The teen driver also passed multiple vehicles on the shoulder. The patrol says the driver slowed down near mile marker 339 and jumped from the moving vehicle and onto the pavement of I-80.
The patrol says the driver then ran across I-80 and into a field before being apprehended. A passenger remained in the vehicle and was taken into custody without further incident. During the pursuit, the trooper saw two items being thrown from the vehicle. One was a stolen handgun and the other was a meth pipe.
The 16 year old driver was booked for felony flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, obstruction, failure to obey a lawful order, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a controlled substance and several other charges.
The passenger was arrested for possession of a stolen firearm, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence and other charges.