HARDIN, COUNTY⎼On June 27, 2022, Hardin County Sheriff’s Deputies attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2017 Ford Explorer that had been stolen in Trenton, Michigan. When Deputies activated their overhead lights to initiate the stop, the driver fled south on US Rt 68. The pursuit began approximately one mile north of Kenton. The vehicle continued through the city of Kenton and continued south on US Rt 68 into Logan County at high rates of speed.

Logan County Deputies deployed road spikes on US Rt 68 approximately four miles north of Bellefontaine, Ohio. The suspect vehicle struck the road spikes, lost control, ran off the roadway and overturned. The unidentified male attempted to flee from the crash and was apprehended by a Logan County K9 unit. The male refused to provide any personal information and was transported to Mary Rutan Hospital and later flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio due to injuries sustained in the crash.

Charges are pending in Hardin County as well as Logan County, Ohio.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Kenton Police Department, Logan County Sheriff’s Office, Bellefontaine Police Department, Bellefontaine Fire Department, and Osborn’s Towing.