Two BG men charged in Logan pursuit, crash

Two Bowling Green residents were arrested Thursday night in Logan County after their car crashed while being pursued by police.

According to the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy saw a black 2008 Infiniti traveling east on U.S. 68/Ky. 80 near Cemetery Road in Auburn at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.

The vehicle had no license plate displayed and was traveling without lights, forcing other drivers off the road, the sheriff’s office said.

The car turned north onto Ky. 103, where a second deputy attempted a traffic stop, but the Infiniti continued traveling at speeds of more than 120 miles per hour, according to the sheriff’s office.

The driver, later identified as 21-year-old Aaron J. Bratcher, failed to negotiate a curve near the intersection of Ky. 103 and Herman Cox Road, causing the vehicle to leave the right shoulder, return onto the road, cross the center line and roll multiple times before coming to rest on its roof in a field.

Bratcher was partially ejected from the vehicle and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

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A passenger, Griffin D. Weston, 19, of Bowling Green, declined treatment and was arrested on charges of facilitation of first-degree fleeing or evading police, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle and failure to notify the department of transportation of an address change.

Bratcher was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree wanton endangerment (police officer), first-degree fleeing or evading police (motor vehicle), reckless driving, speeding, possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in a motor vehicle and other traffic offenses.