Driver arrested for passing trooper at 114 mph, fleeing in Iron County

CEDAR CITY, Utah ( ABC4 ) — A driver was arrested in Iron County on Thursday after allegedly passing a Utah Highway Patrol trooper at speeds well over 100 mph, then continuing to flee as the trooper pursued.

Kevin Douglas Robinson, 60, was arrested on charges of reckless driving (class B misdemeanor) and failure to stop at command of police (third-degree felony).

A UHP trooper was on patrol on Southbound I-15 at mile marker 99 when he was initiating a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle. The trooper was reportedly driving 100 mph with his lights on when another vehicle passed him on his right.

The trooper turned on his siren and began following the vehicle that passed on the right, clocking it at speeds up to 114 mph, according to a probable cause affidavit.

The driver — later identified as Robinson — fled, and a few miles down the road, used the right shoulder of the freeway to pass a dump truck. Robinson reportedly fled at high speeds, and at mile marker 95, nearly came to a stop before speeding up and continuing to flee.

At Exit 82, Robinson pulled over and stopped. He then fled once more before finally stopping just past the bridge on I-15, according to the affidavit. He was taken into custody at that location.

Robinson was booked into Iron County Jail on the charges previously stated.

No further information is available at this time.

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