Stolen car recovered in Webster County chase

CLAY/WEBSTER COUNTY, Ky. (KSP) – Trooper John Eilert, of Kentucky State Police Post 2 in Madisonville, observed a black 2012 Chevrolet Malibu traveling southbound on KY109, just south of Clay, around 10:43 p.m. Monday.

The vehicle matched the description of a car reported stolen from Henderson County earlier in the day.

When Eilert tried to stop the car, the driver took off. The pursuit continued to KY670 and then northbound on US41A and continued into Henderson County, where Trooper Wade Denton, of Post 16, successfully deployed tire spikes.

The stolen vehicle finally came to a stop after striking concrete barriers on Old Corydon Road. The operator, 23-year-old Joseph Carter, of Henderson, Ky., was arrested without further incident.

Carter is charged with:

1. Speeding 26 MPH or > Speed Limit
2. Receiving Stolen Property $10,000 or More
3. DUI 1^st
4. Fleeing or Evading Police, 1^st Degree (Motor Vehicle)
5. Criminal Mischief, 1^st Degree
6. Operating on Suspended or Revoked Operators License
7. Possession Controlled Substance 1^st Degree, 1^st Offense (Methamphetamine)
8. Possession of Marijuana
9. Possession of Synthetic Drugs 1^st Offense
10. Drug Paraphernalia Buy/Possess
11. Disregarding Stop Sign
12. Disregarding Traffic Control Device Traffic Light
13. Reckless
14. Improper Lane Usage Vehicles Keep to Right Except to Pass

Carter was also served two warrants for Failure to Appear in Hopkins County.