The Latest: I-10 reopens after chase of naked woman
The Latest on a pursuit of a stolen law enforcement vehicle (all times local):
10:55 a.m.
Eastbound Interstate 10 has reopened in southern Arizona after being closed because of a chase of a naked woman who stole a sheriff’s vehicle.
Eastbound lanes of the freeway were closed for about an hour Thursday morning near the location where the pursuit ended in the Eloy area.
Authorities say the chase began when the woman overpowered a Maricopa County sheriff’s deputy at a gas station in Gila Bend and stole his truck.
State troopers reportedly laid down spike strips try to stop the truck during the pursuit, and video showed one of the truck’s tires shredded.
Sheriff’s spokesman Mark Casey said he didn’t immediately know how the pursuit ended.
10:25 a.m.
Authorities say a naked woman who stole a sheriff’s vehicle is in custody after a 75-mile pursuit on two interstate highways in southern Arizona.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says the pursuit began Thursday morning after the unidentified woman overpowered a deputy and stole his truck at a gas station in Gila Bend along Interstate 8, and the chase ended on Interstate 10 near Eloy.
Office spokesman Mark Casey says the woman apparently was injured but not seriously. News video showed the median crowded with law enforcement vehicles and the woman being placed on a gurney.
State troopers reportedly laid down spike strips try to stop the truck during the pursuit, and video showed one of the truck’s tires shredded. Casey said he didn’t immediately know how the pursuit ended.
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