The state has dropped the charges against a man accused of participating in a high-speed chase involving two vehicles. The other vehicle crashed and its driver was left seriously injured along State Road 200.
Jury selection for Jacob Steven Michael Carmack was set for July 29 in front of Circuit Judge Peter Brigham. Carmack, 24, faced charges of fail to stop or remain at crash involving serious bodily injury, reckless driving cause serious bodily injury, and reckless driving damage to person or property.
In a court filing, prosecutors wrote: “Due to the facts of the case and the subsequent issues regarding witness and victim testimony and availability, the likelihood of conviction at trial is slight.”…