Three fugitives from North Carolina are in custody after leading IowaHighway Patrolmen on a 30-mile high-speed chase Tuesday afternoon thatwrecked four cars. Troopers tried to catch the stolen car after the suspectsallegedly sped away from a Mason City-area gas station without paying.Highway Patrol Lieutenant Jerry Ketchum says the suspects rammed threepatrol cars and repeatedly evaded roadblocks on Interstate 35.The suspect’s car was destroyed but no one was hurt — suspects, officers orany others. All three men face car theft, theft of gasoline and marijuanapossession charges. The driver also faces charges for eluding police,reckless driving and doing 92 miles an hour in a 65-zone.
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