Overview
- Indiana State Police say the trooper detained 22-year-old Lamyaa Johnson of Louisville at the scene, and she was booked on charges including resisting law enforcement with a vehicle resulting in bodily injury, reckless driving, obstruction of justice, assisting a criminal, and aggressive driving.
- The passenger from Johnson’s vehicle fled on foot and has not been located, and authorities have not released identifying details.
- Police say the pursuit began after an attempted traffic stop for a missing license plate and covered about a quarter-mile on northbound I-65 near Lewis and Clark Parkway.
- Investigators report Johnson’s car hit another vehicle, which then struck and overturned a trooper’s vehicle, and the trooper extricated himself.
- Two children and the driver in the struck vehicle were taken to hospitals for evaluation or minor injuries, and INDOT reported lane closures and slowdowns near Veterans Parkway and Progress Way.