Cops led on 90 mph chase; driver arrested near school

RONAN – A woman driving east in the westbound lane of Round Butte Road led cops on a wild chase that ended at 2:48 p.m. near Ronan Middle School.

Cops had to use a tazer in arresting the driver, according to police scanner traffic.

It was not known why the woman was eluding cops at the time of arrest.

The chase began with an officer lighting up the driver on rural roads in north Ronan. She then crossed Highway 93 at 95 mph, heading west on Round Butte Road.

After traveling several miles west, the driver turned around and started driving east in the westbound lane, blocking oncoming traffic off the highway, officers reported.

She finally slowed to 30 mph west of Ronan High/Middle School where she bailed out of the vehicle and tried to escape. Within seconds, cops used a tazer to disable her and take her into custody.

A school contact said no one was injured but cops asked staff members and students to stay inside until the scene was clear.

It was a parent-teacher day so not many students were expected at the campus today.