Police: Man held woman hostage in semi, led police on chase

Police: Man held woman hostage in semi, led police on chase

THAT CHASE CAME TO AN ENDRIGHT AROUND HERE ON 275.

THEDRIVER IS IN CUSTODY ANDOFFICERS TELL US HIS WIFE ISBEING TREATED FOR A POSSIBLEBROKEN LEG BUT SHOULD BE OK.THE CHASE STARTED ON 75 SOUTHIN BUTLER COUNTY WHEN OHIOSTATE HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPERSRESPONDED TO A 911 CALL ABOUTA RECKLESS DRIVER.

THEY TRIEDTO PULL THE SEMI-TRUCK DRIVEROVER BUT HE LED THEM ON A HIGHSPEED CHASE DOWN 75, BEFORECROSSING TO 71 NORTH USINGFORT WASHINGTON WAY INDOWNTOWN CINCINNATI.

THESEMI-DRIVER EVENTUALLY GOTONTO 275 WHERE POLICE SAY HEDROVE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS,ESSENTIALLY IN CIRCLES, FORTHE REST OF THE INCIDENT.CINCINNATI SWAT OFFICERS ANDTHE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF'SHELICOPTER HELPED WITH THERESPONSE.

CINCINNATI POLICESAY THE DRIVER INTENTIONALLYTRIED TO HIT OFFICERS AS THEYPLACED STOP STICKS.

AT SOMEPOINT, POLICE SAY THE DRIVERHANDED OVER HIS WIFE AND THENCONTINUED TO DRIVE EVEN WITH AFLAT TIRE.

A SWAT SNIPER WASABLE TO HIT THE TRUCK'S ENGINEBLOCK AND POLICE SAY THE LOSSOF OIL EVENTUALLY BROUGHT THETRUCK TO A STOP."He would've killed somebody.Let me make this clear.

Had itnot been shut down, had we notgot involved, the way he wasrecklessly driving a 5,000,10,000 pound vehicle somebodywould have been deadtoday."POLICE TELL US THE DRIVER PUTA KNIFE TO HIS THROAT AFTERTHEY FINALLY STOPPED HIM.

SWATOFFICERS USED A TASER TO BRINGHIM INTO CUSTODY.

THE DRIVERSUFFERED MINOR INJURIES ANDHAS BEEN TREATED AND RELEASEDFROM UC MEDICAL CENTER.ASSISTANT CHIEF PAUL NEUDIGATESAYS THIS WAS A VERY GOODOUTCOME.

HE TELLS ME HEBELIEVES THE DRIVER IS FROMOUT OF STATE AND THAT THEDRIVER HAS AN ASSAULT WARRANTOUT OF GEORGIA.

POLICE ARE NOTRELEASING THE DRIVER ORHOSTAGE'S NAME RIGHT NOW.

LIVEON KELLOG AVENUE, JB WCPO 9NEWS.