Keokuk County man clocked at 97 mph, rolls car in Washington County

KALONA – A Keokuk County man was arrested Sunday, Feb. 1 after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Washington County.

Cole Jaren Stout, 26, of Harper, was arrested at the conclusion of the chase and charged with several crimes, including speeding, eluding and operating under the influence of alcohol (first offense).

According to the arrest report, Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Colton Schneider was conducting stationary radar in the 1000 block of Highway 1 in Kalona on Feb. 1 when he observed a vehicle traveling south at 97 mph in a 55 mph zone. He activated his emergency lights and attempted to stop the car, but the driver failed to yield and led Schneider on a pursuit westbound on 110th Street.

Schneider wrote that he was traveling at 80 mph on a gravel road but still losing ground to the suspect’s vehicle. The vehicle turned southbound on Kiwi Avenue, and when Schneider caught up to it, it had rolled and come to rest on the driver’s side door. Schneider observed the vehicle’s only occupant sitting in the driver’s seat, and was able to extract him through the sunroof.

“During this time, I observed the defendant having bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech and alcohol emitting from his breath,” read Schneider’s report. “I also observed open containers inside the defendant’s vehicle.”

Schneider identified the driver as Cole Jaren Stout and placed him under arrest. Stout was then transported to the Washington County Jail. His bail was set at $7,500.

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