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A 66-year-old Jamestown man is facing multiple criminal charges after leading police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash.
According to multiple outlets, officers were dispatched around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday morning to a parking lot near 3rd Avenue NW, as a caller reported that a man appeared to have struck another vehicle and was leaving the parking lot with his hood open. WDAY reports that the caller indicated the man seemed to be passed out inside the vehicle.
Once police arrived, the driver did not pull over and sped through northeast Jamestown, reaching estimated speeds upwards of 70 MPH.
Reports say that the chase ended once the man, later identified as Gary Duane Ripley, lost control of the vehicle in a series of crashes in the 1400 block of 8th Avenue NE. Ripley allegedly struck a parked vehicle, left the roadway and entered a residential front yard, took down a mailbox, and collided with a parked SUV.
Police say Ripley’s vehicle returned to the road until his vehicle was disabled at 15th St. NE.
After Ripley was cleared by local paramedics at the scene, officers took him into custody. Ripley was arrested on suspicion of DUI, reckless endangerment, possession of methamphetamine, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving, unlawful use of license plates, and fleeing a peace officer in a vehicle.
WDAY also reports that Ripley was cited for having an open container in the vehicle. He awaits formal charges in the Stutsman County Correctional Center.
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