ST. CLOUD (WJON News) — A Woodbury woman accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through three counties has been found incompetent to face the charges.
WRONG-WAY DRIVER
The chase happened back on June 14th when a Minnesota State Trooper alerted a Paynesville police officer of a wrong-way driver on Highway 23 through Roscoe. The driver was westbound in the eastbound lanes and forced other drivers to swerve out of the way.
The Paynesville officer spotted the vehicle at approximately 10:33 p.m. and began pursuing it with lights and sirens activated.
MULTIPLE COUNTIES
The driver eventually returned to the proper traffic lane and continued from Stearns County into Kandiyohi County at speeds of more than 90 miles-per-hour. The pursuit then entered Swift County at speeds of more than 117 miles-per-hour. Swift County deputies deployed stop sticks in an attempt to disable the vehicle.
The pursuing officer learned the driver of the fleeing vehicle was on the phone with a dispatcher, who convinced the woman to pull over a short time later…