What started as a traffic stop ended with a two-county chase through the Chippewa Valley yesterday morning.
The State Patrol yesterday tried to stop 61-year-old Paul Smith for speeding and rolling through a stop sign. But troopers say Smith refused to stop, and sped-off. The chase went from Hastings Way near Highway 93, down I-94, and eventually ended in Chippewa County when Lake Hallie Police used spike strips to stop his car. Smith was arrested on a laundry list of charges, including for his 5th OWI.
