Fields did not pull over for the trooper and eventually drove through the grass median to the other side of the interstate and started traveling in the south lanes for I-75 south before getting off at the Salem Avenue exit. Eventually, the Pontiac began to smoke and stopped in the middle of the road on West Washington Street, according to the patrol.
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Credit: Montgomery County Jail
Fields ran from the car as the chase turned into a foot pursuit, when Fields jumped into the river. A trooper pulled him out of the water with help from Dayton police. A Dayton officer saw that Fields quit breathing and administered chest compressions. Fields was revived and taken to Miami Valley Hospital, where his condition initially was reported as critical, according to the OSHP.
Troopers from our Dayton and Xenia Posts rescued a suspect from drowning in the Great Miami River with the assistance of Dayton Police Department after a short pursuit. He is charged with #ImpairedDriving, #IllegalDrugs, and possession of a firearm under disability. pic.twitter.com/s3nLbetan7
— OSHP_SWOhio (@OSHP_SWOhio) February 23, 2021
Two other people were in the car during the pursuit. One was released and the other had an active warrant through the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.
Fields was booked Tuesday afternoon into the Montgomery County Jail on suspicion of failing to comply with an order or signal of a police officer, drug possession, carrying concealed weapon, improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle and having weapons under disability as a felon. He is not formally charged.
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