DERBY — Police say a 30-year-old man from Derby is facing numerous charges after a high-speed chase early this morning.
According to the report, Jonathan Hinton is being charged with attempting to elude, DUI, grossly negligent operation, leaving the scene of an accident, and excessive speed.
At around 1:00 a.m. on Sunday, a state trooper says he attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motor vehicle for speeding on Vermont Route 191.
The driver, later identified as Hinton, then struck a road sign and left the scene at a high rate of speed.
Police say Hinton led them on a pursuit on Hinman Settler road where he continued to travel at high rates of speed.
The pursuit ended on VT Route 5A in the town of Westmore, where he was eventually taken into custody.
“While taking Hinton into custody, multiple indicators of impairment were detected,” Trooper Mark Pohlman said in a statement. “Hinton willingly completed standardized field sobriety exercises and was ultimately found to be operating under the influence of alcohol.”
