[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ST attempted to pull over a black 1990 Chevy pickup for moving violations near the intersection of the Parks and Palmer Wasilla Highways at approximately 2:30 am on Monday morning which turned into a chase.

The brief high-speed chase down the wrong lanes of the highway that caused one vehicle to be run off the road to avoid a head-on collision.

The vehicle chase ended on Palmdale Drive when the suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Tony L Carr of Anchorage, jumped from the vehicle and fled.

Wasilla police responded with K9 unit “Echo” and tracked Carr to an aircraft where Carr was located hiding inside.

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Carr was found to have two prior DUIs in the past ten years and so was charged with Felony DUI-Drugs as well as Felony Elude, Assault III, Criminal Mischief III, Reckless Driving, and Trespass II.

Carr was transported to the Mat_Su Pretrial Facility and remanded there.

Damages in the incident have been estimated at approximately $10,000.

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