ORV operator leads deputies on Sunday chase in Otsego Lake Township

Written by Gaylord Herald Times

Monday, April 26, 2010

OTSEGO LAKE TWP. - Deputies from the Otsego County Sheriff’s Dept. (OCSD) and troopers from the Gaylord Michigan State Police (MSP) post were involved in a chase Sunday after Deputy TIm Hogan attempted to stop the driver of an ORV who was riding on a roadway closed to ORV traffic.

According to a Monday news release from the sheriff’s department while on patrol Hogan observed an ORV operator around 7:20 p.m. on Amoco Road near Old State Road and attempted to make a traffic stop.

Reports indicate the ORV driver fled the scene with Hogan in pursuit. After a brief vehicle pursuit troopers from the Gaylord MSP post arrived on the scene to assist and officers set a perimeter. Deputies then continued the pursuit on foot into a wooded area where they found the ORV which had crashed into a tree.

The suspect was located a short time later and arrested on a felony charge of fleeing and eluding and driving on a suspended license. The suspect was transported to the Otsego County Jail where they were lodged on the two charges.

Source: http://www.gaylordheraldtimes.com/articles/2010/04/26/news/latest_news/doc4bd59e1f6d04c118779303.txt

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“We’ve had success bringing illegal riders to justice by snapping photos of their ID stickers. The problem in California is that they’re too darn small to see from far away or at high speeds. While I’m normally not in favor of the government getting involved in things, requiring all ORVs to have a visible ID with a minimum size and standard location would make them an even better tool for property owners to identify trespassing riders. We should also look to Wyoming’s lead and make trespassing penalties clear so riders think twice before they head off designated trails and onto my land.”

- Mesonika Piecuch, private property owner, Kern County, CA