La Porte County Jail
LA PORTE COUNTY, Ind. -- On Sunday morning, a La Porte County officer was standing on a sidewalk near the intersection of Lincolnway and Monroe Street when he saw a vehicle traveling west on Lincolnway at a speed higher than the 25 mph limit. The officer estimated the vehicle was going around 50 mph and sounded like it had a flat tire.
The officer tried to stop the vehicle near the intersection of 1st and J streets, but it failed to yield, starting a pursuit. The pursuit traveled several city streets on the west side of La Porte. When the vehicle turned south on Zeigler Road, it lost control and crashed into a fence at the La Porte County Highway Department. The vehicle left the scene and continued south on Zeigler Road.
The pursuit continued west on SR 2. Tire def