High speed chase leads to arrest of North Vernon man

Jennings County deputies arrested a North Vernon man who was eluding Scott County authorities early Monday morning in a chase that hit 105 mph.

At shortly after 4 a.m. Monday, Jennings County deputies were alerted that a vehicle was being chased by Scott County deputies on Interstate 65. The Jennings officers waited at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in case the vehicle headed into the area, shortly before hearing that the southern Indiana officers had lost the suspect.

When the vehicle passed deputies, they tried to pull the driver over but he took off at speeds of up to 105 mph down U.S. 50. As the chase headed into North Vernon, a city officer attempted to deploy stop sticks but that did not bring the chase to an end. The vehicle eventually pulled into a driveway near Brownstown Road and Campfield Lane.

The driver, identified as 56-year-old Dana Bailey of North Vernon allegedly refused to follow officers’ commands and after a short struggle, including police dogs Zobi and Vampir, he was taken into custody.

Bailey was first taken to St. Vincent Jennings Hospital to be treated for injuries and then turned back over to Scott County authorities.