ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Wasilla man is being held on suspicion of eluding and misuse of license plates after a chase that ended in a fiery crash.
Alaska State Troopers arrested 34-year-old Joseph Marquis on Monday night.
An officer spotted a sport utility vehicle outside Wasilla with plates registered to a different vehicle and attempted a traffic stop.
Troopers say the SUV driver took off and exceeded 60 mph in a 25 mph residential zone, drove in the wrong lane and ran a stop sign.
After several miles, the SUV reached the end of a dead-end road, launched 80 feet over a steep embankment, hit the ground and burst into flames.
Troopers arrested Marquis a short distance away. Online court records did not list charging documents and his attorney. Marquis remained jailed Tuesday.
