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John C. Hughes, Montana Man, Starts Car Chase With Police As Part Of Bucket List

John C Hughes Car Chase

First Posted: 02/08/12 04:24 PM ET Updated: 02/08/12 04:24 PM ET

We all have our dreams.

John C. Hughes of Butte, Mont., said he started a car chase with police because he "just always wanted to do that," according to a police report obtained by the Montana Standard.

Hughes, 55, led police on a chase at speeds of more than 100 mph before police used "stop sticks" to deflate his tires and arrest the speed demon. He now faces a misdemeanor count of reckless driving while eluding police.

Police said Hughes was not intoxicated and they found no evidence of drugs or alcohol in the car, according to the Standard.

"That's the first time I've ever heard of anything like that," Sheriff John Walsh told the Standard.

Hughes should perhaps consider himself lucky. Just this Wednesday, a man in Salinas, Ca., crashed his car in a high-speed chase with police, causing his car to roll over multiple times, according to The Californian.

Then again, Hughes didn't make out nearly as well as a British man who sued police after they pursued him for 17 minutes for not wearing his seat belt. The man later settled with police for the equivalent of about $31,000, the BBC reported Thursday.


 
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12:37 PM on 02/10/2012
Note to self, add runflat tires to bucketlist car.
10:50 AM on 02/10/2012
That's it, I'm moving to England! Break the law by not wearing your seatbelt, then sue and get 31Gs!!! wonder how much I can get for me breaking our silly cell phone law?
07:47 PM on 02/08/2012
What a idiot this 55 year old driver was ! Somebody has too much time on their hands. About 300 hours of Community Service alongside the Interstate Highway, the price of a new motor perhaps for the cops, and a Public apology may get his mind right.
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07:22 PM on 02/06/2012
Haha. Montana.