Suspect flees traffic stop

On August 21, 2021 Menard County Sheriff’s Deputy Smith conducted a traffic stop on a 1998 white GMC pickup for speeding 62 mph in a posted 50 mph zone. The pickup was headed south. The vehicle pulled over at the red light at San Saba and Highway 83. The Deputy was checking the vehicle, which had defective tail lights, and showed no insurance for over 45 days. The driver of the vehicle ran on...

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