MARQUETTE, MI-- An Escanaba man is lodged in the Marquette County Jail for fleeing police on a motorcycle.
Troopers from the Negaunee post tried to stop the 22-year-old Wednesday just after 4 a.m. for speeding on US-41 near Dukes Road in Skandia Township.
The suspect took off and led police on a 25-minute high-speed chase, which ended when he lost control of his bike as he tried to turn around on the gravel shoulder of US-2. The man wasn’t injured, and troopers took him into custody near County Road 511 in Delta County’s Masonville Township.
The suspect was arrested for fleeing and eluding police and operating while intoxicated. His name has not been released, pending arraignment.
