Eden Prairie Man, 33, Charged In Construction Zone Police Chase
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A 33-year-old Eden Prairie man has been charged in connection to a high-speed chase that went through a construction zone Thursday morning.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged Chad Andrew Lithgow with one felony count of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.
Minnetonka police say the pursuit started just before 9 a.m.
Officers attempted to stop Lithgow's car for speeding near County Road 62 and Rowland Road in Minnetonka, when he took off heading north, weaving between two stopped vehicles at an intersection and running a red light. The complaint says Lithgow then entered Interstate 494 and reached speeds of over 100 mph until he exited onto eastbound I-394.
Officers from various departments joined in the pursuit, which made its way southbound onto Highway 100 and then northbound onto Gleason Road in Edina.
The pursuit ended in Edina near West 78th Street and Gleason Road. He crashed into a car that was backing out of a driveway. That driver was not injured.
Lithgow is now in custody and if convicted, faces up to 3 years and a day in prison and/or a $5,000 fine.
Lithgow has a history of fleeing police and speeding. His license is suspended, and he is also on probation for a 2014 incident where he was arrested for fleeing in a motor vehicle.
