BEAVER, Utah — A suspect driving an alleged stolen SUV led Utah Highway Patrol troopers on a highway pursuit before heading the wrong way on Interstate 15 near Beaver on Tuesday. Adarian Deantai Murrell, 25, faces several charges including speeding, driving on the wrong side of a roadway, and reckless driving.
Troopers first attempted to stop Murrell at around 11 a.m. on Main Street in Beaver after they were spotted going 49 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone, in a Lexus SUV that was later found to have been listed as stolen in California.
Continuing at a high rate of speed, the suspect then fled onto northbound I-15, leading troopers to initiate an immediate pursuit. According to court documents, at one point Murrell was going over 120 miles per hour on the roadway. When the suspect left the highway and then reentered, going northbound in the southbound lanes, troopers broke off the chase.
Murrell continued driving the wrong way at speeds up to 70 miles per hour while on the shoulder of the highway.
Beaver County Sheriff's Office deputies spotted the SUV heading southbound on I-15 just south of the I-70 junction before it crossed into northbound lanes for a time, and then returned to the southbound side.
Moments later, Murrell once again crossed all lanes of northbound traffic and began driving the wrong way on the shoulder, although at a slower speed.
A Utah Highway Patrol trooper was able to catch up to the SUV and pin it at a low speed while it was off the road. Once the Lexus was stopped, Murrell was taken into custody.
Adarian Deantae Murrell is being held without bail.
