Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) – On Saturday at about 10:42 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers attempted to stop a vehicle for equipment and moving violation on the 3rd Avenue bypass.
The vehicle failed to yield, accelerated, and ran five stop signs, and failed to use any turn signals in a residential area.
The vehicle traveled almost a mile prior to stopping in the 3200 Block of Baranof Avenue.
The driver was identified as 58-year-old Maurice Stern of Ketchikan.
Stern was ultimately arrested for Failure to Stop in the Direction of a Peace Officer 1st Degree, and Reckless Driving.
Stern was remanded to Ketchikan Correctional Center with No Bail.
AST would like to thank the Ketchikan Police Department for their assistance during the investigation.
