On Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 5:31pmCT, Adair County Deputy Sheriff Josh Durbin observed a 2018 white Malibu traveling east on the LBN Cumberland Parkway in excess of 100 mph. Deputy Durbin initiated his emergency equipment at mile marker 43 in an attempt to make a traffic stop, but the vehicle failed to slow or stop.
The pursuit continued at high speeds, eventually crossing into Russell County where Kentucky State Troopers, Russell Springs Police Dept. and the Russell County Sheriff‘s Office assisted in bringing the pursuit to a stop, just short of the Russell Springs exit around mile marker 60.
Dallas Pike, 25, of Oneida, Tennessee was arrested without incident and transported back to Columbia and lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail. He was charged with Fleeing and Evading Police 1st degree (motor vehicle), Speeding 26 mph or greater over the limit, Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs, Wanton Endangerment, Operating on a Suspended License, and Reckless Driving.
The ACSO is continuing the investigation.