GALLATIN COUNTY — On Thursday afternoon, the Bozeman Police Department tried to pull over a man for a traffic violation, and it turned into a nearly 3-hour long pursuit.
According to the Montana Highway Patrol, a man driving a GMC Sierra would not pull over for police and got on I-90 going westbound.
The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office and the Montana Highway Patrol were called and were staged along the highway.
The man stayed between 60-80 miles per hour so he could react to law enforcement's attempts to slow him down, including avoiding numerous spike strips, driving through the median and driving down the shoulder of the oncoming lane.
The driver was eventually caught near Cardwell after his car got stuck on a ranching road.
“Pursuits don’t typically last this long. This is the case where someone really doesn’t want to get caught and they will go until they either get away or their vehicle dies on them,” said MHP Trooper Cody Ruane. “And it’s just a postponement of what’s bound to happen.”
Nobody was injured in the chase, and the driver and female passenger were both taken into custody in Jefferson County.
