BOURBON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– A car is destroyed and a house is severely damaged after a traffic stop turned into a pursuit.
The Millersburg Police Chief was attempting to pull a car over with expired tags. The car reportedly stopped at a light, where two passengers were forced out of the vehicle at gunpoint by the driver. They were arrested.
The Bourbon County sheriff’s department says the driver continued to flee. About a mile up the road, the car was found on fire after it had crashed into a home.
The driver was taken to the hospital.
Law enforcement later learned that the driver picked the passengers up at a rest stop on I-64. They were trying to get to Lexington and the driver offered them a ride.
They are unsure why the driver fled, but they did find needles in the car.
The driver has since been identified as 25-year-old Billy Bowles.
The Bourbon Co Sheriff says the Millersburg Police Chief was trying to pull a car over for expired tags. 2 passengers get out. The car was found a half mile up the road, on fire, after it crashed into a home @LEX18News pic.twitter.com/MJz3XARimr
— Jacqueline Nie (@JacquelineLEX18) April 26, 2018
The homeowners say their young son’s room is at the front of the house. He luckily had just went into their bedroom before the crash happened @LEX18News pic.twitter.com/wZtseFaaiv
— Jacqueline Nie (@JacquelineLEX18) April 26, 2018
