KSP Arrests Hopkinsville Man after Pursuit
Wilford Smith was arrested
Hopkinsville, KY (Christian County) – On December 15, 2019 at approximately 8:44 PM, Trooper Brett Martin of Kentucky State Police Post 2 Madisonville, observed a black 2008 Ford Mustang traveling northbound on the Pennyrile Parkway at a high rate of speed.
Trooper Martin initiated his emergency equipment to stop the vehicle, but the operator began to flee. The vehicle finally came to a stop on Western Hills Blvd, where the operator exited his vehicle and began to flee on foot. Trooper Martin, Hopkinsville Police Officers, and Christian County Sheriff’s Deputies were able to apprehend the subject, identified as Wilford Smith, 36, of Hopkinsville, Ky.
Wilford Smith was arrested and lodged in the Christian County Detention Center where he was charged with the following:
1.) Speeding 26 MPH or > Speed Limit (Limited Access)
2.) Reckless Driving
3.) Fleeing or Evading Police, 1st Degree (Motor Vehicle)
4.) Fleeing or Evading Police, 2nd Degree (On Foot)
5.) Failure of Non-owner Operator to Maintain Required Ins/Sec, 1st Offense
6.) Improper Display of Registration Plates
7.) DUI 1st
8.) Resisting Arrest
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