A man from Hope is in jail after leading police on an hour-long chase Saturday night.
The Columbus Police Department says Aaron Wiley, 28, was driving an SUV that he had not returned from a test drive in Indianapolis. A tow truck tried to get the vehicle, but Wiley drove away, hitting the tow truck driver's assistant. He was not seriously injured.
Police tried to stop Wiley, but he refused to pull over. The chase went into Jackson County and back into Bartholomew County, while Wiley ran over multiple tire-deflation devices. He was finally stopped in a corn field in Jonesville, as the 2011 Toyota Highlander was damaged and had no tires.
Wiley was arrested on eight different charges, three of them are felonies:
-Theft
-Intimidation
-Criminal Recklessness
-Criminal Mischief
-Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Injury
-Two counts of Leaving the Scene
-Resisting Law Enforcement
-Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated
He's now in the Bartholomew County Jail.