Iowa man led troopers on chase because 'it was on his bucket list'

Thursday, October 12, 2017
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa State Patrol says a man pulled over after a car pursuit told state troopers that he wanted to be chased because it was on his bucket list.

Des Moines television station KCCI reports that the man refused to halt a little before 7:30 a.m. Thursday when a trooper tried to stop him over a violation on Interstate 80.
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The 10- to 15-minute chase ended soon after he left the interstate. He was taken into custody.

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That's when the 46-year-old Des Moines resident shared his bucket list story with troopers. Court records don't yet show that he's been charged.
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State Patrol Sgt. Scott Bright told The Associated Press that he'd never heard such an excuse in his 28 years of policing.
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