An Anchorage man who police say led them on a chase through downtown early Sunday morning was found and taken to the hospital after crashing his car on a beach near the Thane Road avalanche chute.
Police say they caught up with Adam Calhoun, 25, of Anchorage at a residence in Juneau after a local cab driver reported picking Calhoun up near the crash site. He had what they called “substantial injuries” from the crash and was transported to the hospital after his interview with police.
The release did not state whether the suspect will face any charges in connection to the incident, which is listed by police in their release as failure to stop at the direction of police and vehicle pursuit. A call for more information has not yet been answered.
Police tried to make a traffic stop at 1 a.m. Sunday on a 2012 Toyota on Front Street but said the driver and sole occupant wouldn’t stop. Police say the car made its way twice through downtown before taking off at high speeds the wrong way down Franklin Street and straight out Thane Road. Officers on foot tried to flag down the driver, but he would not stop for them.
Police lost sight of the vehicle near the avalanche chute, and after searching the area found the smashed car with no driver inside on the beach just past the chute.
Capital City Fire & Rescue made an extensive search of the scene before police learned the driver had evaded them and taken a cab.
Police are still investigating why the driver would not stop.
Comments (11)
Add commentHow did the cab get there so fast?
Anyone else curious about that?
Police are still investigating why the driver would not stop.
1. He's from Anchorage
2. He has drugs on him
3. He's been drinking
4. He doesn't like cops
5. Thought the road would keep on going and he could lose them, maybe around Petersburg or Ketchikan.
6. He's an idiot.
Anyone else wondering why the
Anyone else wondering why the cab driver wasn't concerned by picking up a drunk guy, at his crashed car on the beach, who is bloodied up? Perhaps the cab driver should have dropped a dime to JPD? Should the cab driver be charged as an accessory to the crime?
kpawsuh - cabbie did
...drop a dime. The article said he called JPD to report it, and where he dropped the guy off.
Let's see, if I pick up a wacked-out guy, probably acting nuts, from a crash scene - do I get in his face, tell him or show him right then that I'm calling the cops? Not a chance. I act normal, take him where he wants to go, give my dispatch a heads up if I can (presumably they have some kind of distress code?) and call the cops the second he steps OUT of the car. Who knows if he has a gun?
KP & swimmer
KP: how do you know his condition and his lack of sobriety?
Swimmer: you nailed it.
Mikey, "He had what they
Mikey,
"He had what they called 'substantial injuries' from the crash "
"crashing his car on a beach near the Thane Road "
"1 a.m. Sunday "
"the car made its way twice through downtown before taking off at high speeds the wrong way down Franklin Street "
Pretty good bet that he was drunk and they said he had substantial injuries. Not good enough for you? Deal. Works for me.
Swimmer, Please identify
Swimmer,
Please identify where in the article they stated that the cab driver called and reported anything. All I see is "Capital City Fire & Rescue made an extensive search of the scene before police learned the driver had evaded them and taken a cab."
Could be that JPD learned he had taken a cab by the driver dropping a dime, but it doesnt say that does it?
KP
"...after a local cab driver reported picking Calhoun up near the crash site."
KP
Sorry KP, but you don't know he was drunk, and broken bones are substantial. Having said that, I think your assumptions are reasonable, but they are still just that: assumptions.
On more than one occasion in this forum, posters have assumed things en masse, only to have their bubble burst when the truth emerges.
That's all I'm trying to say. Carry on, and have a nice rest of your day.
Whether the guy was drunk or
Whether the guy was drunk or not remains to be seen. Regardless, the guy is a wad.