Woman leads police on chase in stolen car

RAPID CITY, S.D. – Police in Rapid City say they arrested a 37-year-old woman, after a dangerous high-speed chase through town in pursuit of a stolen vehicle Monday morning.

Police got the report of a stolen vehicle sighted on Atlas Street just before 8AM, and found a woman asleep behind the wheel of the parked vehicle.  When they woke her up, she started the car and fled, nearly striking an officer and hitting a parked car.  
 
The pursuit went north on Nickel Street, then the woman threw the vehicle through a chain link fence and into oncoming traffic on I-190, and the chase was terminated.  
 
The vehicle was seen headed west on I-90 a short time later, and attemped to drive into a ditch and through a fence to elude police again.  She fled the stalled vehicle on foot and tried to hide in a nearby camper.  
 
37-year-old Danielle Lucas of Rapid City is facing a variety of charges including motor vehicle theft, eluding and hit and run.  

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