Vehicle Pursuit Ends After PIT Maneuver on I-65 in Scott County

ISP troopers stop fleeing driver with PIT maneuver in Scott County

SCOTTSBURGH, Ind. (WISH) — A vehicle pursuit involving Indiana State Police (ISP) troopers in southern Indiana ended with the use of a PIT (precision immobilization technique) maneuver on I-65. Around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, a senior trooper from the ISP Drug Interdiction Unit attempted to stop a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer for following too closely on I-65 near the 51-mile marker. The driver, identified as Kyle Edward Jurkovic, 34, of Joliet, Illi…

Vehicle pursuit ends after PIT maneuver on I-65 in Scott County

Driver arrested after chase, crash on Interstate 65 - 101.5 WKKG

An Illinois driver has been arrested after a police chase on Interstate 65 that started near Seymour. According to the Indiana State Police, at about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon a trooper noticed a vehicle following another too closely about a mile north of the Seymour exit. But when the trooper tried to pull the vehicle over, the driver accelerated away southbound on the interstate. Speeds reached more than 100 mph and the driver weaved dang…

Fleeing Driver Stopped with PIT Maneuver

State Police say a fleeing driver was apprehended Wednesday when his speeding vehicle was brought to an abrupt halt with the use of a PIT maneuver on Interstate 65 in Scott County in southern Indiana. Police say 34-year-old Kyle Edward Jurkovic of Joliet, Illinois refused to pull over for a state trooper for following too closely. Speeds exceeded 100 miles an hour. Jurkovic turned onto State Road 56 at the Scottsburg exit and attempted to re-ent…