News Release
FORT WAYNE — On Friday night, at around 11 p.m., a Fort Wayne District State Trooper was patrolling I-69 near Fort Wayne when a group of cars passed him at a high rate of speed.
The cars appeared to be racing and sounded modified and the Trooper said it sounded as if he was at a race track as they passed.
The Trooper chased after the lead vehicle, and after a short pursuit, was able to stop it near Coldwater Crossing Shopping Center.
The driver was arrested without incident and jailed at the Allen County Jail.
The driver, Jackson Bertels, 19, of Fort Wayne, was arrested for Resisting Law Enforcement a Level 6 Felony and Reckless Driving an A Misdemeanor and his vehicle was impounded.
Indiana State Police Troopers warn that this type of dangerous behavior will lead to arrests and the impounding of the vehicles involved.
