Nebraska troopers arrest 4 from Illinois after 174 mph chase

GIBBON, Neb. (AP) - Four people from Illinois have been arrested in Nebraska - including a driver accused of leading troopers on a chase exceeding 170 mph in southeastern Nebraska, officials said.

The Nebraska State Patrol said the arrests came Monday night, about 24 hours after a trooper had tried to pull over a Chevrolet Camaro for excessive speeding on Interstate 80 near York. The car fled, reaching a speed of 174 mph (280 kph) before troopers disabled it with spike strips, the patrol said. It exited the interstate at Gibbon, and troopers later found the car abandoned at Gibbon High School.

On Monday night after receiving a tip, troopers pulled over a Jeep in Gibbon and found the suspected driver of the Camaro, Tyler Liles, 22, of Creve Couer, Illinois, inside. The driver of the Jeep, who is suspected of having traveled from Illinois to pick up Liles, and two others from Illinois also was arrested on suspicion of a range of charges, from obstruction to minor drug counts.

Liles faces charges of willful reckless driving, felony flight to avoid arrest, and seven other counts.