A call about a reckless driver in Madisonville Saturday night led to a pursuit on Interstate 169 that ended with the arrest of a Hopkinsville woman facing multiple charges.
According to Madisonville Police, an officer spotted a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Peri Brown near Madison Square just before 9:00 Saturday night with no brake or taillights. When the officer tried to pull her over, police said she sped onto I-169, ignored work zone signs, made unsafe lane changes, and crossed into oncoming traffic without headlights, forcing several vehicles to swerve into another lane.
Police said they stopped the vehicle by boxing it in, but as officers exited their cars, Brown reversed into a cruiser, causing damage and narrowly missing the officers…