A 19 year old Omaha man is facing charges after leading NSP troopers on a high speed pursuit early Thursday morning. The patrol says around 12:45 a.m. a trooper saw a westbound Acura sedan speeding at over 100 miles per hour on I-80 near 84th Street in Omaha
The trooper tried to make a traffic stop, but as the trooper approached the vehicle and attempted to make contact with the driver, the driver accelerated and fled from the traffic stop. Another trooper initiated a pursuit.
The patrol says the fleeing vehicle reached speeds of more than 110 miles per hour before it lost control and crashed near the L Street interchange. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
19 year old Chase Groves was then taken into custody without further incident. He was treated for minor injuries at an Omaha hospital and then booked into the Douglas County Jail for flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.