(Spirit Lake)--A Sioux City man is facing multiple charges after a pursuit Thursday evening that began on Highways 9 and 71 in Spirit Lake.
According to the Spirit Lake Police Department, at around 8:50 pm, an officer observed a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes in the 1800 block of Highways 9 & 71. The officer tried to pull over the vehicle, but the driver continued eastbound outside of city limits.
The press release says officers tried to box in the vehicle in the 2500 block of Highways 9 & 71 but the driver failed to yield and struck the rear of a Spirit Lake Police Department squad car. The driver 22-year-old Aidan Davis of Sioux City was then taken into custody without further incident.
Davis was charged with two counts of assault with intent to injure a law enforcement officer, both class “C” felonies; eluding, 1st offense OWI, 1st offense possession of a controlled substance-marijuana, violation of windshield/window requirements, failure to obey a traffic control device, no valid driver’s license, open container and driving on the wrong side of a two lane highway.
Spirit Lake Police were assisted by the Dickinson County Sheriff’s Office, the Okoboji and Arnolds Park Police Departments and the Iowa State Patrol.
Davis was being held in the Dickinson County Jail on $30,000 bond.
