LA PORTE, Ind. -- La Porte County Sheriff's Office reports that around 12:40 am on March 14, a Deputy was traveling East on US 20, when he observed a passenger vehicle traveling West going much faster than the posted speed. An in-car measurement device confirmed the passenger vehicle was speeding and a traffic stop was initiated on US 20, west of SR 39.

As the Deputy was exiting his patrol vehicle, the passenger vehicle fled the traffic stop traveling West on US 20, triggering a motor vehicle pursuit (MVP). The fleeing vehicle conducted a U-turn East of Springville Road and fled East on US 20, driving at a speed greater than 100 MPH.

In the area of US 20 and CR 500 East, the fleeing vehicle traveled into the grass median, across both eastbound lanes, left the roadway, and crash into a roadway sign before coming to a rest. A male driver and a female passenger exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The Deputy gave chase and took the female into custody along Oak Knoll Road. The driver continued to flee into a nearby field.

Another Deputy arrived on scene and began flying a drove overhead. The driver was located one-half mile East of the crash scene on the Southwest corner of the US 20 and SR 2 "Dogbone" interchange. The driver was taken into custody and was only wearing his underwear at the time, as he had shed his clothing between the arrest site and the crash scene.

The driver was identified as 28-year-old Kevin D. Reed of South Bend, the passenger was identified as 19-year-old Anttaniece T. Huey, also of South Bend. Both Reed and Huey were transported to an area hospital for medical clearance, they were later cleared for incarceration and transported to the La Porte County Jail (LCJ).

Reed was arrest for the following:

• RLE - W/Motor Vehicle, L6 Felony
• RLE - Class A Misdemeanor
• OWI - Prior, L6 Fleony
• OWI - A Misdemeanor (two counts)
• Leaving the Scene, Class B Misdemeanor

Huey was arrest for the following:

• RLE - Class A Misdemeanor