Hays Post

A Missouri woman was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of drug charges after a high-speed chase that began just east of Oakley.

According to Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman, at about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a 2001 Lincoln with Indiana temporary tags pulled out in front of a trooper just north of Oakley on U.S. 83 and proceeded to head eastbound on Interstate 70.

After a few miles, Hileman said, the trooper attempted to pull the driver over at mile marker 74 and “she fled at a high rate of speed.”

The chase reached speeds of about 115 mph, and the driver avoided several spike strips placed by the KHP and officers from the Gove County Sheriff’s Office.

Just after 2 p.m., the Lincoln hit a spike strip, disabling the vehicle at mile marker 110.

During the chase, Hileman said, the driver was throwing “what appeared to be drugs” from the vehicle, which were immediately recovered by officers.

Carol Ann Johnson, Springfield, Mo., 48, was arrested on suspicion of fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.