Gabreil Burris

Gabreil Burris

A vehicular pursuit that started early Saturday morning near the Idaho State University campus ended after a few miles on Interstate 15 when Pocatello Police forced the suspect’s vehicle off the roadway.

The suspect, Gabreil Burris, 23, of Pocatello, was arrested on a charge of eluding officers.

Police said a patrol officer encountered Burris within the 1200 block of East Terry Street at 2:45 a.m. and attempted to make a traffic stop. Burris allegedly failed to stop and led the officer on a pursuit. The pursuit continued onto Interstate 15, where Pocatello police reportedly deployed spike strips.

The pursuit ended near milepost 71 in the vicinity of Chubbuck, when an officer used a patrol car to make a PIT maneuver, which is a pursuit tactic that entails nudging the back end of a fleeing vehicle with a police vehicle, causing it to abruptly turn sideways and come to a stop. Burris was transported to Portneuf Medical Center to be medically cleared before he was taken to Bannock County Jail, police said.

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