TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. — A man was arrested on Friday after he led a trooper from the Indiana State Police on a chase through Lafayette....all while driving a hearse.
According to ISP, a trooper was patrolling the area of Sagamore Parkway near Kossuth Street around 10 p.m. when he spotted a he
arse flashing red and white lights heading northbound in the southbound lanes of Sagamore Parkway.
ISP said that hearse crossed back into the northbound lanes before it reached South Street. Nonetheless, its driver — later identified as 39-year-old Herman Gray of Terre Haute, Ind. — disregarded a red light and kept driving northbound. An ISP trooper attempted to stop the vehicle, but Gray disregarded him and kept traveling north on Sagamore Parkway.
The chase, having started in Lafayette, then headed into West Lafayette. Per ISP, Gray turned onto Sachem Boulevard before stopping at the intersection of Sachem Boulevard and Sachem Court.
Police added that Gray initially ignored troopers' verbal commands but was still safely transported into custody.
Gray was preliminarily charged with the following:
Resisting law enforcement with a vehicle (Level 6 Felony)
Resisting law enforcement (Class A Misdemeanor)
Lend/permit use of a driver's license (Class C Misdemeanor)
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