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“It’s not like I was trying to run from you,” man leads troopers on chase near Wenatchee, WSP says

‘It’s not like I was trying to run from you," man leads troopers on chase near Wenatchee, WSP says Photo: Washington State Patrol (Photo: Washington State Patrol)

WENATCHEE, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says a man behind the wheel of an SUV led troopers on a chase for 9 miles near on US Highway 2 near Wenatchee.

Dashcam posted by WSP shows troopers in pursuit on November 3.

The man eventually pulled over in the town of Cashmere in Chelan County.

“It’s not like I was trying to run from you,” the suspect told troopers. “It just didn’t seem like a good place to pull over,” he continued.

He was booked into jail facing charges of eluding, DUI, possession of a controlled substance, among other charges, according to WSP.

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