Crime & Safety

Teen That Lead Police on High-Speed Chase: I Didn't Want to Miss Prom

Daniel Buck began leading police on a high-speed car chase in Wentzville near the Highway 61 and McHugh Road.

A 19-year-old O'Fallon man who led police on a high-speed chase said he was just trying to get to prom—in a hurry.

That's according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which also reported the man, Daniel Buck, began leading police on the chase in Wentzville near the Highway 61 and McHugh Road. 

The chase started because Buck had license plates registered to another car, which had numerous active warrants and was a revoked driver, the report said. 

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