WARSAW — An OWI car chase that crossed over Indiana and Michigan state lines Saturday evening landed a Warsaw man behind bars.

Cory Thomas, 39, of Warsaw, faces fleeing and eluding, resisting and obstruction, OWI, possession of marijuana and open intoxicants charges.

Cory Thomas

It all started around 11:20 p.m. in Branch County Michigan on I-69. A Michigan State Trooper spotted a vehicle speeding and misusing the lanes near Stokes Road on I-69 southbound.

The officer tried to pull him over, but Thomas didn’t stop. He led troopers on a high-speed chase and went the wrong way on I-69. He ended up going through the bordering fence and led officers on an off-road chase for several miles.

Thomas eventually crashed into a large drainage ditch. Police say Thomas took off on foot to a wooded area to hide from officers. That’s when Michigan police called in a K-9 to track him.

He was eventually found nearby and was taken into custody.

SOURCE: ABC 21