Pursuit-Related Crash Injures KCSD Deputy

Bucher

A spokesman for the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department says a deputy suffered a minor wrist injury in a crash during pursuit last night. Sergeant Chad Hill tells Q101 News that Deputy Shane Bucher was assisting in a chase that began in Warsaw and had just entered Marshall County when the suspect’s vehicle turned around and crashed head-on into the deputy’s car. The crash happened at about 9:30 last night southwest of Etna Green. Reports indicate that Bucher and the suspect, a 24-year-old man from Knox, were released from a hospital emergency room after receiving treatment for minor injuries. Hill says Warsaw police began pursuing the suspect after he allegedly traveled the wrong way on a city street and failed to stop when police tried to pull him over. Hill says the suspect drove as fast as 110 miles per hour during the chase. Police arrested him on preliminary charges of operating while intoxicated, fleeing law enforcement, criminal recklessness, and leaving the scene the of a property damage accident. At last report, the Kosciusko County Jail was holding him in lieu of a $100,000.00 bail bond.