Police: Sheridan traffic stop leads to high-speed chase, deadly crash

SHERIDAN, Ark. – Police in Sheridan say a driver is dead after a Tuesday attempted traffic stop led to a high-speed chase that ended in a crash.

Chief Jason Teague reported that a Sheridan Police Department officer attempted the stop at 2:40 p.m. inside the city limits.

Teague said the driver of the car refused to stop, at which point the officer initiated a chase that eventually left the city limits and involved other SPD officers as well as Grant County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

The chief said the pursuit was approximately eight miles north of Sheridan when the suspect driver pulled into the same lane as an unidentified SPD officer. That was when the officer used the police vehicle to stop the suspect car, which lost control and crashed into a roadside ditch.

Teague reported that the...