High Speed Chase Ends in Crash in Muskingum County

ZANESVILLE, Ohio – A 20 year old Arizona man is in custody after
leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through multiple
counties and crashing a stolen motorcycle. Andrew Johansen—of
Prescott Valley, Arizona—was reported to have been driving a stolen
silver motorcycle erratically in the Cambridge area this afternoon.
Guernsey County law enforcement terminated the chase after Johansen
began driving recklessly on the berm of the highway, westbound
towards Gratiot in Muskingum County. Lieutenant Russell Pasqualetti,
with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, says the chase continued into
downtown Zanesville; where the Zanesville Police Department joined
the pursuit. Johansen then sped towards I-70, where he lost control
of the motorcycle traveling at a low rate of speed. He was
transported to Genesis Hospital, where he was treated for minor
scrapes and possible hypothermia. The motive behind the chase remains
unknown. The incident remains under investigation.