Police in Council Bluffs arrested the driver of a vehicle following a chase that began at around 2-a.m., Wednesday. The Daily NonPareil reports the incident ended with 21-year old Dylan V. Rooney, of Council Bluffs, being taken into custody for alleged drunken driving. Police officials said an officer saw Rooney, who was in a 2001 Chevy Cavalier, ignore a flashing red light at South 32nd Street and 23rd Avenue.
The officer pulled up behind the Cavalier and initiated a traffic stop, but Rooney allegedly sped-off, and eventually failed to stop for a traffic signal at Nebraska Avenue while on 35th Street, before he lost control of the Cavalier. The vehicle ended up in the parking lot of a nearby hotel. Officers arrested Rooney on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated-first offense, felony eluding, reckless driving, driving while barred, two counts of failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle, interference with official acts, speeding more than 20 mph above the limit and possession of drug equipment.
Rooney was released from the Pottawattamie County Jail after posting a $5,000 bond.