Zaragoza apprehended after ‘high-speed’ chase

     The Hampton Police Department, in conjunction with Franklin, Hardin, Wright and Hamilton County Sheriffs and the Iowa State Patrol , apprehended Martin Zaragoza in the early morning hours Saturday, who was wanted on two Franklin County warrants.
     At approximately 11:45 p.m. Friday night, a Hampton police officer attempted to stop a vehicle after it was observed traveling at “a high-rate” of speed in the area of Olive Ave. and Highway 3. The officer activated his lights in an attempt to pull over the vehicle, and an active pursuit began, for 20 minutes, covering 26 miles.
     The vehicular pursuit ended in the 200 block of 80  street, after the vehicle in pursuit drove into a ditch. Zaragoza exited the vehicle and ran into a corn field.
    Read the full article in the October 26 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.