Louisville area man in jail after multi-county pursuit

A Louisville area man is in jail after leading law enforcement on a multi-county pursuit through western Kentucky.

Just after 9 p.m. Sunday, a Kentucky State Police Trooper tried to stop a vehicle in Wickliffe after noticing an equipment violation. When the trooper hit his lights, the driver, 23-year-old Damon L. Crawford of Shively, refused to stop and fled along KY 286 at high speed.

The trooper pursued Crawford through Ballard and into McCracken County along US 62. Two attempts at using spike strips, one at North Gum Springs Road and the other near I-24, were able to deflate two of the vehicle’s tires. However, Crawford entered I-24 and continued toward Marshall County.

With KSP troopers and McCracken County deputies in tow, Calvert City Police used spike strips again to deflate the remaining two tires. Then a trooper used a PIT maneuver to force Crawford off the road and into an embankment.

Crawford was arrested and charged with fleeing or evading police, speeding, reckless driving, and other traffic offenses. He was booked into the Marshall County Detention Center.