UPDATE: Driver Who Ran From Coon Rapids Police Following Brief Chase Now In Custody

UPDATE: Driver Who Ran From Coon Rapids Police Following Brief Chase Now In Custody

The Coon Rapids Police Department said the search for a person who ran from officers early Friday morning is over now that the driver has been arrested.

The department said the incident started with an attempted traffic stop for a vehicle near Foley Boulevard Northwest and 101st Avenue Northwest in Coon Rapids. However, police said instead of stopping, the vehicle took off driving onto westbound Highway 10.

During the chase, an officer stopped the car by performing a PIT maneuver, sending the vehicle into a ditch.

When the car came to a stop, police say the driver got out and ran from the area, prompting a brief shutdown of Highway 10 so authorities could search for the driver. Video from a Minnesota Department of Transportation traffic management camera shows police squads with flashing lights parked along the highway shortly before 3 a.m. Friday.

Early Friday morning, the Coon Rapids Police Department said the driver hadn’t been located, but provided an update at 12:20 p.m., saying the driver – identified as 33-year-old Douglas Lamont Gatlin – is now in custody and awaiting formal charges. Police add he also had nine active arrest warrants.

SOURCE: abc KSTP.COM