Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater issued a statement Friday evening with regard to a high-speed pursuit that occurred earlier in the day, Friday. In a social media post, Vandewater thanked all the law-enforcement agencies who assisted the Iowa State Patrol in their pursuit of a vehicle reported stolen out of South Dakota. Vandewater said a Trooper attempted to stop the vehicle for speeding on Interstate 80 in Adair County, but the driver of the vehicle refused to yield.

Photo’s from the Adair County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page

The suspect left the interstate and drove south from Stuart on the Stuart Road, at a high rate of speed. The stolen vehicle was traveling at around 100-miles per hour when the driver failed to negotiate a tight curve near the intersection with Highway 92, east of Greenfield. The vehicle went into and out of a ditch, vaulted over Highway 92 and rolled over. Vandewater said amazingly, none of the vehicles’ occupants were seriously injured. No names have been released at this time.

Among the agencies assisting in the pursuit and its aftermath, was: An officer from the Iowa Department of Transportation-MVE; the Stuart Police Chief; Special Agents from State Fire Marshal Division; deputies from the Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office; EMS personnel from the Adair County Ambulance, and likely close to a dozen additional State Troopers.