Motorcycle chase

A man led Michigan State Police troopers on a high speed motorcycle chase on I-94 and U.S. 127.

After police caught him, the 20-year-old Cement City man admitted to going 160 mph, said Lt. Jim Shaw, commander of the Jackson state police post.

His name has not yet been released pending his arraignment.

Around 4 p.m. Saturday police learned of a five motorcycles reported speeding and “doing wheelies” on eastbound I-94 near U.S. 127. State trooper John Richards waited on I-94 for the motorcycles to pass and attempted to stop them, Shaw said.

One motorcycle, a 1997 Suzuki, did not stop and continued speeding east on I-94. The rider exited at Elm Road, ran through the stoplight at the overpass and got back onto east I-94, Shaw said.

Trooper James Mootz continued the pursuit south onto U.S. 127. The motorcycle passed vehicles using the center turn lane and the right shoulder, weaving in and out of traffic. Mootz followed.

At the end of the pursuit, Mootz trailed the motorcycle on the right shoulder for about 30 seconds. The two then moved into the center turn lane for nearly 45 seconds before Mootz caught up with the motorcycle.

The rider then points to the shoulder, pulls over and is arrested near Wetherby Road in Liberty Township. The rider admitted to going 160 mph during the chase.

Shaw said Mootz was right to continue the pursuit and arrest the rider.

The rider was taken to the Jackson County Jail for possession of marijuana and felony fleeing and eluding, according to jail records.