A Centerville man faces felony charges after leading authorities on a dangerous high-speed chase.See the video here.The Feb. 23 chase lasted about 25 minutes and went through several neighborhoods.Mitchell Rex Irwin, 51, was driving a maroon Ford Ranger through Centerville last Sunday morning when Officer Tyson Howard tried to pull him over.At one point during the chase, Irwin served his truck through someone's front yard, according to police. Minutes later he made his way back out to a main street, driving through business parking lots.As seen in video of the chase, Irwin also swerved toward a police car. He then led officers through winding gravel roads reaching speeds of 80 mph before veering off into a ditch.From there, he took off through two more residential yards, takes a sharp turn on a gravel road and lands in the ditch again.Five minutes later, Irwin took another sharp turn, landing in a ditch a third time, ending a nearly 30-minute chase.Irwin is facing numerous felony charges including eluding police and several other traffic violations.According to the Daily Iowegian, several hours after the chase ended, police were able to arrest Irwin by tracing the vehicle registration of his car.He has since been released from jail.

A Centerville man faces felony charges after leading authorities on a dangerous high-speed chase.

See the video here.



The Feb. 23 chase lasted about 25 minutes and went through several neighborhoods.



Mitchell Rex Irwin, 51, was driving a maroon Ford Ranger through Centerville last Sunday morning when Officer Tyson Howard tried to pull him over.



At one point during the chase, Irwin served his truck through someone's front yard, according to police. Minutes later he made his way back out to a main street, driving through business parking lots.


As seen in video of the chase, Irwin also swerved toward a police car. He then led officers through winding gravel roads reaching speeds of 80 mph before veering off into a ditch.



From there, he took off through two more residential yards, takes a sharp turn on a gravel road and lands in the ditch again.



Five minutes later, Irwin took another sharp turn, landing in a ditch a third time, ending a nearly 30-minute chase.



Irwin is facing numerous felony charges including eluding police and several other traffic violations.



According to the Daily Iowegian, several hours after the chase ended, police were able to arrest Irwin by tracing the vehicle registration of his car.

He has since been released from jail.