PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A southwestern Virginia man was arrested on a long list of charges, after allegedly leading police on a chase.
State troopers were conducting a roadblock at the intersection of U.S. 460 and Marrowbone Creek around 11 Friday night, when they went to check on James Douglas Allen Adkins, 26, of Vansant, who was driving a side-by-side. As the officers approached, they could detect a strong odor of alcohol, and then Adkins drove away.
Police followed and attempted to pull him over, but they say Adkins continued to flee on the wrong side of the road at speeds of up to 75 miles an hour, forcing vehicles off the road to avoid colliding with him. They say he also passed vehicles in blind curves and gave officers the finger during the chase.
At one point, he collided with the police cruiser and crashed in a ditch. The police report says Adkins tried to flee once more, but he was brought into compliance with a taser.
Police found marijuana and beer in the side-by-side.
Adkins is now charged with fleeing police, DUI, wanton endangerment and a dozen more charges.
