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Arizona Semi Driver Leads Kentucky Police On 69-Mile Chase

by Jana Ritter - Published: 11/07/2016

The latest episode of big-rig police chases happened on Monday and this time it starred an Arizona truck driver who led Kentucky authorities on a 69-mile chase and then ended up in jail facing multiple felony charges.

                                                           truck driver arrested after 69 mile chase

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According to Kentucky State Police, the incident occurred on Monday afternoon at around 1:15 pm when 42-year-old Hussein Abdikadir Ali of Tucson, AZ was traveling through Warren County, north on Interstate 65 and a Kentucky State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer attempted to pull the truck over for a random safety inspection. Police spokesperson, Sgt. Jason Morris says that Officer Jeremy Duvall was simply doing his job pulling over commercial vehicles for random inspections and did not anticipate this stop to be any different from the norm.

However, the truck driver did not anticipate being pulled over at all and rather than complying with the officer’s orders he decided to take off. What ensued was a 69-mile chase, accumulating a trail of seven patrol cars and several Troopers trying different tactics to stop the semi. But the driver just kept going and going. Finally at about two miles north of Sonora, where police had deployed spike strips to puncture the truck's tires, the disabled rig was forced to stop. But the trouble didn’t end there. Ali again refused to comply with police orders and wouldn’t exit the truck, eventually forcing the officers to take him down.

Morris says that it isn’t clear why the truck driver would decide to take such a risk and flee when the truck was being operated legally and they didn’t find him with any illegal drugs or contraband other than a gun he didn’t have a permit for. "We honestly have no idea, and he never would tell us," Morris said.

Unfortunately the driver’s decision landed him in jail facing serious charges of first-degree fleeing and evading police, three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, speeding 13 mph over the limit, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, license to be in possession and resisting arrest.


Jason Peacher
Jason Peacher
Who gives a shit if some people are offended by mere words. I am a United States citizen, I do have laws that protect me, like the 2nd amendment and Self Defense. If anyone gets offended, then those folks are the one who got butthurt.
Darryk Cromwell
Darryk Cromwell
So many new drivers should not be driving. Criminal records should play a role in qetting your cdl
Les Lyon
Les Lyon
It does have a impact on that
Robert Saberhagen
Robert Saberhagen
I know lots of drivers who when younger got themselves in trouble with the law but they are now dam good drivers and no longer in troubles of any kind maybe u shouldnt stero type people or why dont u just say once a criminal stay a criminal because u dont want to give them a chance to pull themselves up and become productive in a free society they paid there debt not every one is extra special like you
Rick Lowe
Rick Lowe
They wouldn't even have found the gun if he would have just stopped
Jeff Wilson
Jeff Wilson
You can have a gun in the truck
Joshawa Allen Lister
Joshawa Allen Lister
Unless he was carrying it or had it loaded not stowed empty
Keith Snarky Eubank
Keith Snarky Eubank
Or stolen
Roy Stewart
Roy Stewart
You funny why did you do this? Makes no sense at all!!!
Stanley Soule
Stanley Soule
The problem starts with his name!! I know, I know, I'm racist!
Jody Meriwether
Jody Meriwether
This is what I hate about 65 in the KY
Carron Paskiewicz
Carron Paskiewicz
Its not illegal to carry a gun with an arizona license what a dumb ass
Junior Garvin
Junior Garvin
Maybe not in Az. But all states don't have the same laws about carrying a weapon.
Carron Paskiewicz
Carron Paskiewicz
Most states go by arizona law or at least they go with it if you have an arizona license
Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith
Carron Paskiewicz Try that defence in NJ.
Carron Paskiewicz
Carron Paskiewicz
Ask a cop they can tell u
Robert Saberhagen
Robert Saberhagen
It is a federal law that you can not carry a firearm in a commercial vechile and federal law over rides state law
Carron Paskiewicz
Carron Paskiewicz
Point being is you have the right to protect yourself show me the law that says it
Carron Paskiewicz
Carron Paskiewicz
Really my ex and our son does and the cops know and they dont do anything so whats your pointu
Charlie Clark
Charlie Clark
Up to no good, just like the rest of the jihad f***ers
Mike Sidman
Mike Sidman
TMB (Typical Muslim Behavior)
Bob Webb
Bob Webb
What a dumb ass, piece of trash
Bob Mabie
Bob Mabie
Why in the hell didn't they shoot out the radiator?
David A. Pollard Jr.
David A. Pollard Jr.
Bumb ars raghead...lol
Harry Douglas Price
Harry Douglas Price
Vetting for background should be a must !!!
Kenny Walton
Kenny Walton
Dispatch said you gonna make your appointment time.
Ronald Gaczewski
Ronald Gaczewski
Trump supporter,heard he was going to be deported
Ronald Wilson
Ronald Wilson

David Kelly
David Kelly

Eliot E. Oitker
Eliot E. Oitker
If I drove a POS Volvo I would run too.....LOL
Steven Nation
Steven Nation
#whathappendtomikeslaw
Michael Szczechowski
Michael Szczechowski
Unreal guess he not going have a job any longer
Scott Schmidt
Scott Schmidt
He'll just change his name & be driving again by Monday
Ed Corbin
Ed Corbin
POS....................................
Bonnie Renburg
Bonnie Renburg
May have been he wasn't here legally??doesn't sound like American name to me!!
Kris Carter
Kris Carter
Well my name Kris is French and Carter is English yet, I'm mostly Scandinavian. Am I not American either?
Ronald Wilson
Ronald Wilson
Not what he was trying to imply, Kris Carter. Being a Trucker from Arizona, and a Muslim, he's likely to be an illegal - not an American Citizen. THAT is what he was trying to say.
Mike Adkins
Mike Adkins
Russell Dickerson