JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A Jamestown man is facing several charges following a pursuit early Wednesday, November 11 at approximately 7:20 a.m.
Jamestown Police were dispatched to a parking lot near the area of 3rd Ave NW and 2nd St NW to citizen’s complaint of a male subject who appeared passed out in a car. When officers arrived, the complainant reported the male looked like he hit a vehicle and was leaving the parking lot with the hood of the vehicle open and further reported the male did not seem to be functioning well.
Jamestown Police Officers located the vehicle and attempted to stop it. The suspect did not stop for the officers and a pursuit ensued northeast of Jamestown with the suspect vehicle estimated at over 70 mph. The suspect was northbound on the 1400 block of 8th Ave NE when he lost control of the vehicle, struck a parked car on the west side of the road, left the roadway into the front yard of a residence, struck a mailbox, struck an SUV parked in the driveway, went back onto the roadway, and became disabled in the intersection of 15th St NE and 8th Ave NE facing eastbound.
Officers identified the driver as Gary Ripley, 66, of Jamestown as the sole occupant of the vehicle. Ripley was treated on scene by Jamestown Area Ambulance. Ripley was placed under arrest for suspicion of DUI, Driving while Operator’s License was Suspended, Possession of Controlled Substance (methamphetamine), Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangerment, Unlawful Use of License Plates, Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Vehicle, and was issued citations for Open Container of an Alcoholic Beverage in a Motor Vehicle, and Failure to Wear Seatbelt.
Ripley was booked into the Stutsman County Correctional Center awaiting formal charges.
The Jamestown Police Department was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota Highway Patrol.
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