MARSHALL COUNTY — An early morning police chase today Thursday, Oct. 15, involved the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department with assistance from Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Bourbon Police, Bremen Police, and K9’s with Winona Lake and Warsaw police departments. The result was a female being taken to the hospital and then arrested.

Vanessa McCracken, 19, Columbia City, was arrested for resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, aggressive driving and leaving the scene of an accident. her bond was set at $1,500.

An officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, at approximately 2:38 a.m. this morning, Oct. 15, attempted to initiate a traffic stop of a 2000 Dodge Neon on US 30 in the area of King Road. The stop pertained to an equipment violation.

However, the vehicle fled eastbound on US 30, reaching speeds near 120 miles per hour. The vehicle then crashed through a fence on US 30 near Cedar Road. The vehicle continued through a field and into a water filled ditch.

Officers located the vehicle and with the assistance of K9 officers, located the driver laying in another ditch. McCracken was taken into custody and transported to Plymouth Hospital for evaluation. Upon her release from the hospital she was taken to the Marshall County Jail.