Teen Who Led Police on High-Speed Chase: 'I Didn't Want to Miss Girlfriend's Prom'
Wentzville Police said Daniel Buck led them on a chase reaching speeds up to 100 mph on dark, curvy roads and into oncoming traffic lanes.
A 19-year-old motorist who led Wentzville Police on a car chase reaching speeds up to 100 mph, driving into oncoming lanes on dark, curvy roads told officers he fled because he wanted to take his girlfriend to prom on Saturday and didn’t want to spend the night in jail. Daniel Buck, 19, of the 200 block of Church Street in O’Fallon, was charged with resisting arrest by fleeing and creating a substantial risk of injury or death. Wentzville Police said an officer spotted Buck Saturday near McHugh Road and Highway 61 driving with license plates registered to another vehicle. The officer said he became suspicious when Buck turned suddenly into the Bedford Falls subdivision when the officer pulled behind him. When the officer discovered Buck …
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Marshell
11:50 am on Friday, May 3, 2013
The previous three comments are rather lame considering the real seriousness of the "crime". Not only did he place everyone in danger, MOST IMPORTANTLY innocent people, but, "When the officer discovered Buck had nine warrants for failure to appear on several charges and his driver’s license had been revoked..." the SOB is not ready to join the rest of law-abiding citizens who share the road on a … more ›