MEMPHIS, Tenn. — State troopers say a man being pulled over for a traffic stop in Memphis led them on a high-speed pursuit, crashing into a trooper's vehicle Friday.

Throughout the 17-minute chase, authorities say a woman was in the backseat of his car, holding her infant.

Terrance D. Cooper, 31, is charged with three counts of reckless endangerment, two counts of kidnapping, one count of assault on a law enforcement officer, evading arrest and a long list of traffic offenses.

It started when a state trooper says he saw Cooper driving a Chevy Malibu on East Raines Road while its bright lights were on.

The trooper initiated a traffic stop on the Malibu, which first pulled over on Auburn Road, but then took off at high speed. At some points in the chase, Cooper was driving in the wrong l

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