Staff Report
COLUMBIA CITY – A Larwill woman was recently arrested for allegedly fleeing from police at a high rate of speed in order to take someone to a local hospital.
Betty Anne Sperry, 54, Larwill, is charged with resisting law enforcement and criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon, both level 6 felonies; and reckless driving, a class C misdemeanor.
On Sept. 3, a Whitley County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling on US 30 in Columbia City when he noticed a vehicle traveling 97 mph in a 60-mph zone. The deputy followed the driver and noticed them disregard a red light…