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Pursuit reaches 150 mph

Portland man arrested after crash

HATTON — A Portland, Ore., man was arrested shortly after noon Sunday, Feb. 4, after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase in excess of 150 mph.

Issac D. Burks Jr., 33, of Portland, Ore., was arrested near the intersection of U.S. Highway 395 and state Highway 26 at about 12:20 p.m. after crashing his vehicle, records show. He was booked into the Franklin County Jail.

Burks is facing possible charges of felony eluding, driving while under the influence and two counts of hit-and-run, records show.

According to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, the Washington State Patrol notified deput...

 

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