High-speed pursuit on U.S. 30 ends in crash, injures Plymouth police officer

A 31-year-old woman from Fort Wayne is facing multiple felony charges after leading police on a high-speed pursuit that ended in a multi-vehicle crash and injured a Plymouth police officer on Saturday night.

According to a news release from Deputy Robert Williams of the Marshall County Sheriff's Department, the incident began at approximately 9:58 p.m. on Saturday. An off-duty Marshall County police officer attempted to stop a vehicle driving erratically, all over the roadway on U.S. 30 near Iris Road. Authorities noted that the suspect's vehicle nearly struck the officer before he activated his emergency lights.

The driver, identified as Camica Shanique Gibbs, 31, failed to yield to the officer and fled westbound on U.S. 30 at a high rate of speed.

The pursuit continued into Starke County, where Gibbs' vehicle struck the rear of a semi-tractor trailer near County Road 1100 East. Following the initial impact with the semi, the vehicle then collided with a Plymouth Police Department patrol car before finally coming to rest in a ditch.

Gibbs, who was the sole occupant of the fleeing vehicle, was taken into custody shortly after the crash. The Plymouth police officer involved in the collision was transported to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Gibbs is currently being held on a $1,500 bond. She faces several preliminary felony charges, including Level 5 resisting law enforcement causing bodily injury, Level 6 criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon, Level 6 criminal recklessness involving aggressive driving, and Level 6 resisting law enforcement by fleeing in a vehicle.

The Marshall County Sheriff's Department was assisted during the incident by the Plymouth Police Department, Starke County Sheriff's Department, Plymouth EMS and Fire, and Starke County EMS.

Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.