Columbia man arrested after vehicle spiked twice, chase hits 120 mph
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A 30-year-old Columbia man was arrested after he was accused of leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase on Tuesday night.
James Miller is charged with drug possession, delivery of a controlled substance, aggravated fleeing, driving without a license and misdemeanor reckless driving. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and had a court appearance on Wednesday.
The probable cause statement says Miller’s vehicle swerved on Highway 763 near Smiley Lane and almost hit another vehicle. That prompted a deputy to try to conduct a traffic stop, but Miller sped away in his GMC at 100 miles per hour after the deputy turned on his lights and siren, the statement says.
Miller then sped his vehicle up to 120 miles per hour and law enforcement used spike strips twice before the vehicle stopped on the ramp to southbound Highway 63 at the Interstate 70 connector, the statement says.
Law enforcement then found cocaine in the vehicle, the statements says.
He is also charged in two separate cases in Boone County, according to court records. In one case, he is charged with first-degree property damage and misdemeanor second-degree tampering with a motor vehicle.
In another case, he is charged with second-degree drug trafficking, drug possession and misdemeanor driving without a license.