Chase Results in Tickets, Arrest

A man speeding through the area prompted a police chase, but by the time deputies got him stopped, he was no longer driving the car. In a report released today, a deputy says he was on routine patrol last weekend on Mount Carmel Road, and encountered a man speeding toward him in the oncoming lane. The deputy estimated his speed at 70 miles an hour, and confirmed it with radar. As the deputy tried to turn around and followed the man, the car sped up and swerved into the opposite lane. The deputy was unable to catch up with the car. He turned around again, and as he passed a house, the homeowner flagged him to a side road, indicating the driver had turned down that road. Again, the driver took off, speeding down Mount carmel Road. This time, the deputy finally caught up with him, and found that the man in the driver's seat was not the one he'd seen driving the car originally -- but the passenger was. The deputy asked Jimmy Porter to get out of the car, and he admitted later he had switched places with Michael Finney.



The man who had flagged the deputy to indicate where the car had gone, pulled up a bit later, and said the driver had sped into his driveway and almost hit an 8-year old child. He confirmed the drivers had switched before taking off southbound. Jimmy Porter was issued a ticket fro reckelss driving, while Michael Finney was arrested for driving with a revoked license, speeding, and reckless driving.