SHELBURN, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV)—Thursday night, members of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office were lead on a 6-mile chase that ended in a car wreck.
According to a post from the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page, two deputies were performing a traffic stop around 11 p.m. Thursday while on patrol in Shelburn. The initial stop was due to an equipment violation. After beginning the stop, however, an investigation began for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving while suspended. The Sheriff’s Office stated the suspect refused to leave their vehicle and instead fled, leading deputies on a 6-mile pursuit ending with the suspect’s car leaving the roadway and colliding with a tree.
The driver was identified as 36-year-old Brandon Houser. Houser was transported after the accident to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. After being released from the hospital, Houser was taken to the Sullivan County Jail on several charges. Those charges include resisting law enforcement which is a level 6 felony, criminal recklessness which is a level six felony, operating a vehicle while intoxicated which is a class a misdemeanor, and criminal mischief which is another class a misdemeanor.
