A 22-year-old Dumfries man pushed his Mustang to new speeds in an attempt to flee from law enforcement; however, Sergeant J.D. Hurt does not give up that easily.

On March 17th at approximately 2:28 a.m. Sergeant Hurt was traveling on Richmond Highway in the area of Garrisonville Road. While in the 35 MPH zone, he observed a Mustang traveling 65 MPH. When the driver of the Mustang noticed Sergeant Hurt, he quickly hit his breaks in an attempt to lower his speed. It did not work and Sergeant Hurt turned on his emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop. Since slowing down didn’t work, the driver decided to speed up in an attempt to flee, starting a pursuit.

The Mustang continued to gather speed as it traveled Northbound on Richmond Highway, but Sergeant Hurt did not let it out of his sight. Throughout the over three-mile-long pursuit, Sergeant Hurt was able to provide updates to nearby units and continuously get closer and closer to the Mustang. In the 3800 block of Richmond Highway, the suspect driver must have finally come to his senses that he couldn’t out run Sergeant Hurt and promptly pulled over and surrendered.

The driver, Edward Kargbo, gave the classically overused lie that he didn’t notice police lights and sirens right behind him the whole time. Kargbo also admitted that was the fastest he had ever driven and he consumed “a few” shots prior to driving. Within the vehicle deputies located a half empty bottle of Hennessy. During their conversation, Kargbo inquired if there was any way he would not get a ticket. His request was certainly denied.

Kargbo was charged with felony eluding, reckless driving, no front license plate displayed, no inspection sticker, having a modified exhaust, and drinking while driving. He was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $3,000 secured bond.

Great work to Sergeant Hurt for proving once again the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office holds offenders accountable.