Police: Man drove 135 mph in chase, had meth, heroin – The Daily Nonpareil

A Council Bluffs man pleaded guilty to drug possession and eluding charges on Tuesday after police caught him with meth and heroin after a high-speed car chase, according to authorities.

Christopher Lee, 27, pleaded guilty to a controlled substance violation a Class C felony eluding and operating while under the influence-second offense.

According to the criminal report, on Dec. 4, 2016 an Iowa State Trooper on I-80 observed a vehicle speeding westbound at 11 p.m.

The trooper said the 2004 Nissan 350Z was going 97 mph in a 70 mph zone. When the trooper activated his lights and siren, the driver later identified as Lee kept going.

The trooper followed to Iowa Highway 191, eventually reaching speeds of 135 mph near Tamarack Road. Lee eventually lost control of the car and ended up in a ditch.

Investigators said Lee got out of the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.

The defendant was given numerous warnings before a Taser was deployed to stop him, the report reads.

Lee was taken into custody and transported to Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs by Neola Rescue.

Inside the car Lee was driving, troopers found heroin, Xanax, meth and drug paraphernalia, the report said. Lee told them the drugs were his.

Lee did not address the court Tuesday when asked if he had anything to say before pleading guilty. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 20.

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