A Houghton County man is in jail after attempting to evade police on his motorcycle
CALUMET TOWNSHIP -- A Houghton County man is in jail after attempting to evade police on his motorcycle.
It happened around 2 a.m. Saturday morning when state police troopers from the Calumet Post observed an off-road motorcycle with two people on it, driving on Mine Street near 6th Street Extension in Calumet Township.
The 32-year-old male driver was not wearing a helmet, and the motorcycle did not have a light on.
Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the motorcycle driver fled the scene. Police stopped the driver a short time later and arrested him on charges of flee and elude, O.W.I., and driving on a suspended license.
His name is being withheld pending arraignment.
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