Kansas City man charged after having high-speed chase on I-70, court docs say
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Kansas City man was charged in Boone County after he allegedly led law enforcement on a high-speed chase last month on Interstate 70.
Beau Barrera was charged in Boone County with first-degree attempted assault and aggravated fleeing. A warrant was ordered and no bond was set. He was charged in Montgomery County on July 20 with aggravated fleeing, driving while intoxicated and driving while revoked, a misdemeanor. A case review is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2 in the Montgomery County case.
The probable cause statement in Boone County says the chase began around 7 p.m. July 19 near the intersection of College Avenue and Business Loop 70. A deputy tried to pull Barrera over for not having a front license plate. Barrera drove his Acura onto Interstate 70 from Range Line Street and kept going, the statement says.
Barrera allegedly was driving around 95 miles per hour when he almost hit another deputy who was putting down spike strips on the highway, court documents say. The deputy allegedly stated that he either had to stay in place and get hit or run into I-70 traffic to get away, the statement says.
The chase continued and speeds hit more than 140 mph, the statement says. A Boone County deputy ended the chase because it went into a construction zone, but Barrera was eventually arrested in Montgomery County.
The probable cause statement in the Montgomery County case says spike strips were used, popped at least one tire, but the chase continued. He then allegedly hit a deputy’s vehicle before stopping in a median, the statement says.
Barrera allegedly failed a field sobriety test and refused to give a sample of his breath, so a warrant was obtained and his blood was drawn, court documents say. Deputies wrote that several open alcohol containers were in the vehicle.