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Suspect arrested after high-speed chase
Pursuit ends in Pawnee County
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PAWNEE COUNTY — A female suspect will face a variety of traffic charges after she was treated and released for injuries sustained after a high-speed chase that covered 40 miles and crossed four counties Sunday morning.Dan Dilbreto, Kansas Highway patrolman for Barton-Stafford counties, said speeds reached 80 to 90 mph in a pursuit on wet roads before the suspect was stopped in Pawnee County with the assistance of spike strips at 11:17 a.m. Sunday. The suspect was treated and released at Great Bend Regional Hospital after sustaining a possible injury.“The driver was fleeing from law enforcement westbound on K-19 in Pawnee County when the driver swerved to avoid spike stripes and lost control of her vehicle,” he said. “The vehicle entered the south ditch and rolled once.”Dilbreto said Crystal Marie Boucher, 31, of Kinsley, was booked into the Barton County Jail and held on a $5,000 bond.