Mount Carmel Reviewing Police Pursuit Policy Following Two Recent High Speed Chases

MOUNT CARMEL — High speed police pursuits are becoming more common in the region, including Mount Carmel, where police have been involved in two serious chases in the past three weeks. On Sunday evening, Mount Carmel Police Department Officer Chris Vaughan attempted to stop a drug suspect for speeding and became involved in a pursuit that eventually hit 70 mph in a 30 mph zone in Church Hill. Vaughan and Church Hill Police Department Officer Dustin Dean both broke off the chase due to public safety concerns, and the suspect was arrested after blowing a tire and crashing at the intersection of Highway 11-W and Silver Lake Road. However, it was a May 30 chase involving MCPD Lt.