HIGH SPEED MOTORCYCLE CHASE NEAR HUTCHINSON

A high-speed motorcycle chase ended in a ditch Wednesday night in Meeker County.  Just before 7:30 pm, a deputy spotted a speeding motorcycle in Cedar Mills Township northwest of Hutchinson.  The driver, 35-year-old Cody Jackson of Darwin, took off leading deputies on a 14-mile pursuit that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour.   The chase ended when Jackson lost control and went into the ditch.  He tried to run but was arrested a short distance from the scene.  Jackson was booked into the Meeker County jail on multiple charges, including fleeing and reckless driving.  He remains in custody awaiting his first court appearance.