Alum Creek Man is Arrested After a High-Speed Pursuit

One person is in custody after a police chase that started on Interstate 77 ended with a crash in Charleston. Sgt Brian Humphreys with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said Matthew Richardson of Alum Creek was arrested after a deputy made a traffic stop on a white Infiniti at the 112 mile marker of I-77 South. While Deputies stood around the vehicle Humphreys said Richardson put the car in drive and fled. He reached speeds of 130 mph on the interstate, and was estimated to travel 90 mph on other roads in the Sissonville area, before crashing into a curb on Washington Street on the west side of Charleston. Richardson was taken to an area hospital for treatment, then to jail on charges from the pursuit, as well as a circuit court capias in Kanawha County and other outstanding charges in Logan County.