10/24/12 - A Novi man has been charged with 3rd degree fleeing in a vehicle following a high-speed chase through Milford early Sunday morning. Police began their pursuit of 27-year-old Braden Mathis at about 1:00am Sunday after they alleged he failed to come to a complete stop at an intersection and narrowly missed hitting a van. The patrol officer who witnessed the event says when he tried to pull Mathis over he sped off, beginning a chase down Milford Road that reached speeds of 75 miles per hour. Police say during the course of the chase Mathis drove over a lawn, jumped a curb, ran over a gas marker, blew his front passenger tire, and drove through red lights. Police say the chase ended when Mathis stopped his car and was ordered out at gunpoint, and that his blood alcohol content at the time was .20, more than double the legal limit for driving. According to the Milford Times, Mathis reportedly called himself an idiot several times following his arrest. He pleaded ânot guiltyâ to 3rd degree fleeing in a vehicle at his arraignment Sunday and was scheduled for a pre-exam conference today (Wednesday). He is currently out of jail with a tether on a $15,000 cash surety bond. (TD)
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