(Spencer)--A Graettinger man is facing multiple charges after a high speed pursuit early Thursday in Spencer.
According to the Spencer Police Department, at around 12:45 am, a complainant witnessed a motorcycle traveling westbound on Highway 18 through Ruthven at speeds estimated at over 100 mph.
Clay County Deputies and Spencer Police located the motorcycle at 250th Avenue and Highway 18. Spencer Police initiated a traffic stop in the 1200 block of 11th St Southeast but the driver, identified as 28-year-old Troy Peterson of Graettinger, accelerated and attempted to elude the officers.
Officers pursued the motorcycle as if continued north of Grand Avenue to 18th St., reaching speeds of 95 mph in a 20 mph zone. Peterson continued to evade law enforcement until eventually running out of fuel near the intersection of 10th Avenue East and East 7th Street, where he was taken into custody without incident.
Peterson was booked into the Clay County Jail on charges of eluding, a class D felony, driving under suspension, registration fraud, no insurance, two counts of speeding, and two stop sign violations. He was being held on a $10,000 bond.
