(Adair County, September 17, 2018) On Saturday, September 15, 2018 at approximately 4:45pmCT, KSP Trooper Allen Shirley was on routine patrol on KY S61 in Adair County when he observed a black 1985 Kawasaki motorcycle traveling southbound at a high rate of speed. The driver began to flee when Trooper Shirley attempted to initiate a traffic stop. After fleeing approx. 5 miles, the driver of the motorcycle, 36 year old Benjamin Issacs of Breeding, KY pulled over on the shoulder of the roadway.
Trooper Shirley arrested and charged Issacs with Speeding 26 MPH over the Speed Limit, Reckless Driving, Wanton Endangerment 1st degree, Fleeing or Evading Police 1st degree, (motor vehicle), Failure of Owner to Maintain Required Insurance 1st offense, No Registration Receipt, No Registration Plate, Operating on Suspended or Revoked License, and Improper Passing. A passenger on the motorcycle, 36-year-old Amanda Reidenbach of Breeding, KY was arrested on an outstanding warrant out of Indiana.
Both subjects were lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.