Millbrook Police Department
On Friday, December 20, 2024, at approximately 11:50 a.m., a Millbrook police officer attempted to make a traffic stop at Alabama Highway 143, just south of Alabama River Parkway. The vehicle, driven by Nazheer F. Lewis, 23, of Montgomery, was a 2019 Dodge Charger. The pursuit continued southbound on Highway 143 with the driver refusing to stop. The vehicle finally pulling over just south of River Oaks Road. As the officer exited his vehicle, the vehicle pulled off at a high rate of speed, continuing to I-65.
The vehicle continued southbound on I-65 into Montgomery, at times accelerating to speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. The vehicle continued southbound to the exit at Edgemont Avenue, where the driver attempted to abruptly cross several traffic lanes to exit onto Edgemont Avenue, at which point he lost control of the vehicle striking the exit barrier. The driver immediately fled the wreckage, running into the wood line and adjacent neighborhood. Millbrook officers pursued the offender on foot and were able to apprehend the individual after a brief foot pursuit. The offender was taken into custody without incident or injury…