SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — A man was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 11, after speeding on southbound I-15, ignoring officers’ signals to stop, and saying he was “having fun,” according to arrest documents.
Tyler James Flynn, 25, was arrested on one count of reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor; one count of failure to respond to officers’ signal to stop, a third-degree felony; and one count of following another vehicle – closer than prudent or safe, an infraction.
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According to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Utah County, officers were notified of a southbound vehicle traveling on I-15 that was being pursued by Salt Lake County Troopers before 3 a.m. on Saturday.
The arresting officer was watching for the vehicle near the point of the mountain, and noticed a car that was traveling “extremely close to the vehicle in front of it,” causing the officer to be concerned that the driver would “potentially crash,” documents said…