PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - An 18-year-old was taken into custody Friday morning after a police pursuit ended with a crash on I-29.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were alerted of a driver who was possibly intoxicated operating a stolen vehicle on southbound Missouri 45 Highway at approximately 8:10 a.m.

Ten minutes later, deputies located the stolen 2006 Silver Dodge Ram truck and attempted to stop it. Instead, the driver refused to stop for a deputy.

Authorities said the suspect continued on Missouri 45 Highway and then went southeast on Missouri 273 Highway where it avoided stop sticks and continued onto I-29 in Platte City.

Eventually, a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper maneuvered to stop the suspect’s car, resulting in a crash that brought the 18-year-old mal

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