Iowa City man arrested after high speed pursuit in Floyd County
February 4, 2019 6:07AM CST
CHARLES CITY — An Iowa City man was arrested over the weekend after a high speed chase in Floyd County.
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department says they tried to pull over a speeding vehicle shortly after 6:45 Friday night in the 2600 block of State Highway 14, with the vehicle speeding away, with the pursuit reaching speeds of over 100 miles per hour. The pursuit ended when the vehicle went into a ditch in the 2100 block of 210th Street.
55-year-old Wayne Watson was charged with eluding, second-offense OWI, driving while revoked, speeding, having an open container and driving on the wrong side of a divided highway. Other charges are pending.
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