AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A woman from the Columbus area is facing charges after investigators say she led them on a chase that started in Canfield and ended on Interstate 76 in Portage County. And a woman who was with her admitted to driving during another police chase earlier that day in Ashland County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP).
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Jayla Dunlap, 18, of Whitehall, Ohio, is charged with failure to comply, possession of drugs or drug abuse, and was cited for no tail lights.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a trooper saw a 2013 Nissan Sentra with just one headlight and no taillights on Interstate 80 heading west in Austintown at about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday. When the trooper tried to stop the driver, later identified as Dunlap, she took off, troopers said.
A chase ensued and troopers deployed spike strips on I-76 in Ravenna. Dunlap hit the spikes, which slowed her down, but she continued driving until troopers used a vehicle maneuver to stop her and she spun out, hitting a cable in the median, according to OSHP…