By CHRISTINE VENDEL
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
Updated: 2011-10-25T03:52:26Z
Ronald E. Richardson may have thought his driving Saturday night while he fled police was ?pretty impressive,? but Jackson County prosecutors weren?t dazzled.
Instead, prosecutors filed three felonies and a misdemeanor against Richardson, 43, of St. Joseph, including resisting arrest, driving while intoxicated and two counts of vehicular assault ? for allegedly trying to run officers over.
The incident began about 8:05 p.m. near 17th and Ewing streets, where a sergeant had stopped Richardson. Richardson allegedly sped his vehicle backward toward the sergeant?s car and then sped away. The car also swerved toward an officer standing on a sidewalk who was preparing to throw a tire-flattening device into the roadway, according to court records.
The car crashed through a locked fence gate and ran several stop signs and red lights before getting on the highway. The car barreled into a closed construction zone at Interstate 70 and Interstate 435 and continued driving into Blue Springs, where officers arrested Richardson behind the wheel.
Richardson refused a chemical test of his breath to determine his blood-alcohol level, according to court records. He allegedly told detectives he had ingested heroin, the records said.
When detectives asked why he had tried to ram the sergeant?s car, Richardson said he didn?t know. But when detectives asked about driving through a closed construction zone, Richardson said, ?That was pretty impressive,? according to court records.
To reach Christine Vendel, call 816-234-4438 or send email to cvendel@kcstar.com.
Source: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/10/24/3227357/charges-filed-after-automotive.html
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