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Woman arrested after high-speed chase, found hiding in rusted out refrigerator in the woods

January 26, 2024 / 8:21 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Woman arrested following high-speed chase in Westmoreland County

LOWER BURRELL (KDKA) - A woman is in custody after she was found hiding in a rusted refrigerator in the woods following a high-speed chase in Westmoreland County.

Rachel Mautino was accused of leading police on a chase through New Kensington and Lower Burrell early on Sunday morning around 1 a.m.

According to police, she was driving a stolen car while under the influence of drugs.

She allegedly led police on the chase that ended on Dutchman Run Road when she turned the lights off on the car and then fled into the woods.

A K9 tracked her scent to the fridge and that's where she was taken into custody.

Police also found a bag of suspected cocaine in the car next to her purse.

She is now being held in the Westmoreland County Jail.

Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.