Driver indicted, charged with assault in Phoenix high-speed chase

A 35-year-old man faces multiple felony charges following a chase in November that reached more than 100 miles per hour through several Valley communities, authorities said.

Johnny Lee Castillo initially fled from police while being investigated for a theft at a retail store, according to a release from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.

As Castillo fled the scene, he struck a Phoenix police officer. Days later, police found Castillo, “and for the second time, he ran from them,” the release stated…

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