High-speed chase leads to Bruce man’s arrest

Speeds reached up to 110 mph

By Mondell Keck

The Brookings Register

Posted 6/18/24

BROOKINGS COUNTY — A man from Bruce is facing charges following a high-speed pursuit early Friday morning that included an attempt to ram a deputy’s vehicle.

Travis Page, 45, was …

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High-speed chase leads to Bruce man’s arrest

Speeds reached up to 110 mph

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BROOKINGS COUNTY — A man from Bruce is facing charges following a high-speed pursuit early Friday morning that included an attempt to ram a deputy’s vehicle.

Travis Page, 45, was taken to the Brookings County Detention Center, where he was released Friday afternoon after paying a $5,000 cash-only bond, according to information from the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant Sheriff Scott Sebring wrote in a Monday news release that the list of potential charges against him are DUI, driving while suspended, aggravated eluding, failure to maintain financial responsibility, lane driving, littering, open container in a motor vehicle, reckless driving, speeding and aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer.

The incident began at 2:11 a.m. at a residence on 205th Street near 465th Avenue, southwest of Bruce.

The sheriff’s office was called when the resident there discovered Page sitting in a 2014 Ford Taurus at the end of their driveway. A deputy responded and attempted to speak to Page. He refused to communicate with the deputy and, several minutes later, left the scene at a high rate of speed, Sebring wrote.

The deputy began pursuing Page, who went south on 464th Avenue to U.S. Highway 14. While traveling, Page was in the wrong lane at approximately 110 mph in the 55 mph zone. On U.S. 14, Page came to a stop near 461st Avenue and attempted to ram the deputy by placing his vehicle in reverse. When this was unsuccessful, Page continued to flee westbound on U.S. 14.

This pursuit continued at speeds reaching approximately 110 mph until a South Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was able to successfully deploy stop sticks on Page’s vehicle approximately 3 miles west of De Smet, which quickly came to a stop.

Other assisting agencies were  the Brookings Police Department, the Highway Patrol and the Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office.