GRAND ISLAND — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol arrested a Missouri man after a pursuit last night that traveled through multiple counties.
According to the Nebraska State Patrol, on Thursday at 11:10 p.m., a trooper attempted a traffic stop on a Volkswagen Jetta for speeding on I-80 near Grand Island. The driver of the Volkswagen pulled over to the shoulder and then fled the scene eastbound as soon as the trooper exited their patrol unit. The trooper initiated a pursuit.
Troopers pursued the vehicle through Hall, Hamilton, and into York County as it continued eastbound on I-80, reaching speeds over 120 miles per hour. The Volkswagen exited at the York interchange, entered I-80 westbound, drove through the median, exited I-80 a second time at the York interchange, and began traveling southbound on Highway 81. The subject then fled on a country road, through a private drive, through a front lawn, and got back onto Highway 81 northbound.
A trooper successfully performed a tactical vehicle intervention, bringing the suspect vehicle to a stop just south of the I-80 junction with Highway 81. The driver, identified as Zackary Rainey, 23, of Kansas City, Missouri, was taken into custody without further incident. Rainey was arrested for flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, driving under suspension, resisting arrest, and other charges. He was lodged in York County Jail.
The York County Sheriff’s Office, York Police Department, and Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office all assisted in this incident.
