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Contributed by: Colorado State Patrol on 10/9/2008

On Oct. 9 at approximately 2 A.M. a Colorado State Trooper made?contact with a brown 1987 Jeep Cherokee on Interplaza West near Highway 40.

?During the contact, the Trooper suspected the driver was operating the?vehicle under the influence of alcohol.??On second approach to the vehicle to ask the driver to perform voluntary?roadside maneuvers, the suspect attempted to flee in his vehicle.

The?Trooper was dragged an unknown distance before being able to free himself?from the vehicle resulting in minor injuries.??The Trooper was able to return to his vehicle and pursue the suspect?vehicle. The Trooper was able to successfully perform a Tactical Vehicle?Intervention (TVI) on the suspect vehicle, but the suspect vehicle was able?to flee again before other units boxed him in.??The suspect vehicle fled eastbound onto Highway 40 (Colfax Avenue) and lost?control of his vehicle near Owens Court. The suspect vehicle ran off the?left side of the roadway before colliding with unoccupied parked vehicles?in a used-car parking lot. The vehicle then rolled coming to rest on the?drivers side.

The suspect had to extricated from the vehicle.??The restrained male Trooper has been identified as Bradley Fox. Trooper Fox?has been with the Colorado State Patrol since 1999 and serves in the Golden?Troop Office.

Trooper Fox was treated for minor injuries at the scene and?released. He did not require hospitalization.??The unrestrained male driver of the Jeep has been identified as Jefferey ?Casey, 35 of Golden.

Casey suffered moderate injuries as a result of?the crash and was transported by ground ambulance to St. Anthony Central?Hospital.??The crash portion of this incident is being investigated by the Lakewood?Police Department.??Alcohol and speed are suspected to be contributing factors.
Colorado State Patrol

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