MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A convicted felon with a suspended driver’s license led a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper on a chase on New Year’s Eve, with a teenager in the vehicle.
Reginald Bailey, 40, has been charged with registration law, evading arrest during vehicle pursuit, reckless driving, evading arrest during foot pursuit, light law, obedience to any required traffic control, drivers to exercise due care, reckless endangerment, speeding, financial responsibility law, driving while license suspended, child abuse, and theft of property.
Around 11:30 p.m., a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper said he saw a white Infiniti driving north on South Third Street, at around 100 miles per hour, going in and out of traffic recklessly with defective taillights.
The trooper said he tried to initiate a traffic stop on South Third St. and Interstate 55, but the vehicle fled north on S. Third St., reaching 100 mph in a 40 mph zone.
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According to THP, a chase ensued, and the Infiniti disregarded red lights, stop signs, drove on the wrong side of the road, and struck the trooper’s vehicle during the pursuit…