Man on ATV leads police on chase

FROM STAFF REPORTS

August 22, 2008 12:00 am

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MANTON -- A Manton man allegedly led sheriff's deputies on a chase after they tried to stop his all-terrain vehicle.

Steven Rory Morse, 20, was charged Thursday with fleeing and eluding a police officer. He was being held at the Wexford County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

Wexford County sheriff's deputies attempted to stop Morse as he drove an all-terrain vehicle through Liberty and Greenwood Townships at about 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Morse allegedly reached 80 miles an hour and travelled five miles before crashing into a ditch. He then took off on foot and was arrested with the help of Michigan State Police tracking dog, officials said.