Springfield man indicted in high-speed pursuit on I-75 that ends in Dayton

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

A 27-year-old Springfield man was indicted Friday in connection to high-speed police chase earlier this summer on southbound Interstate 75.

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Donald Eugene Fife Jr. is charged with failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, according to a Montgomery County grand jury report.

He is accused of driving an SUV involved in a high-speed chase July 24 after he reportedly fled an Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper who tried to pull him over for speeding.

During the pursuit, speeds reached about 100 mph.

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Fife eventually came to a stop just south of the U.S. 35 interchange in Dayton after one of the SUVs tires was punctured by a tire deflation device and the vehicle crashed into the back of a cruiser.

Fife is no longer in custody and was summoned to appear Sept. 5 for arraignment in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

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