U.S. 35 wrong-way chase: Accused driver of stolen car that fell onto road below indicted

Credit: DaytonDailyNews

A man accused of driving a stolen car involved in a wrong-way police pursuit was indicted Tuesday on felony charges.

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Jason Lyle Kosher, 44, will be arraigned Thursday in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court for failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer and receiving stolen property, according to a grand jury report.

Jason Lyle Kosher

Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

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Credit: MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL

The stolen Dodge Charger in the pursuit that began Oct. 16 in Dayton traveled west in the eastbound lanes on U.S. 35 near Interstate 675. Dayton police said speeds reached 80 to 100 mph before the car went down an embankment and went airborne, landing on Grange Hall Road below in Beavercreek.

Kosher, of Dayton, has been held in the Montgomery County Jail since his Oct. 17 arrest.

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