On March 3, 2024 at approximately 1:17PM Norfolk Dispatch was notified there was a reckless driver Northbound from the HWY 91/ HWY 81 junction. The vehicle was a black pickup weaving between the median and shoulder of the highway. A Madison police officer was able to locate this vehicle at the intersection of Industrial Road and Hwy 81 near Madison and attempted to stop the vehicle. The vehicle failed to yield to the Madison P.D. unit. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office was able to intercept the fleeing vehicle in the location of 834th Rd. and HWY 81, and a second Madison County unit was able to assist in the area of 835th Rd. and HWY 81. A third Madison County unit was able to successfully deploy spikestrips flattening the fleeing vehicle’s tires in the area of Abler Soccer fields but the vehicle continued to travel toward Norfolk. Norfolk police officers deployed two more sets of spike strips before the vehicle came to rest near the area of N. Airport Road. After a high risk traffic stop the driver was safely taken into custody. The driver was identified as 63 year old Roxane Coady of Pilger. Further investigation revealed Coady was inhaling intoxicating aerosols as she was operating her vehicle. Coady was arrested for Driving under the Influence as well as multiple traffic violations.

Sheriff Volk

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