A 38-year-old Davenport man was held in Scott County Jail on Saturday after officers say he led an Iowa State Trooper on a high-speed chase earlier than hitting a patrol automobile.
Homer Christner faces felony expenses of second-degree prison mischief and eluding, together with misdemeanor expenses of two counts of driving whereas barred, two counts of interference with official acts – bodily harm, having no insurance coverage, OWI – second offense, placing an unattended car, having no insurance coverage and having no registration.
An Iowa State Trooper tried a site visitors cease at 11 p.m. Friday for a blue Chevrolet truck with no plates headed east close to Mile Marker 295 on Interstate 80, an arrest affidavit says.
When the trooper tried to drag over Christner, who was driving the truck, Christner fled the realm with speeds upwards of 90 mph in a 65 mph zone.
Christner began driving round automobiles earlier than exiting the interstate into the town limits of Davenport, the affidavit says.
Officers had to make use of “intentional contact” to cease Christner, whose truck spun afterward. He tried to get away by placing the car into reverse and hit the rear passenger aspect of a patrol automobile.
Christner was blocked in by one other squad automobile earlier than he stopped.
He has no insurance coverage, and his driver’s-license standing is “barred – recurring offender” as of June 13, 2018 till June 11, 2021.
The price of injury to the patrol automobile is greater than $1,500 to restore.
Courtroom proceedings for Christner, who was held on a $19,200 bond, are scheduled for Tuesday and once more March 23.
