GALION — Galion Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a suspect from a high-speed chase that took place in the city on Thursday night.
The suspect, Daniel Decker, was driving on a suspended license and had an active warrant for his arrest, according to a press release from the city of Galion. He is still at large at the time of publication. Decker is 5-foot-11, 163 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
According to authorities, at approximately 8:30 p.m. the Galion Police Department received a request for assistance from Mount Gilead Police Department on an active high-speed chase, with the suspect driving in excess of 100 mph towards Galion.
Along with Crawford County Sheriff deputies and Ohio State Highway Patrol officers, GPD responded and joined the pursuit, which ended with the suspect’s vehicle crashing in the woods north of Advance Auto Parts on Portland Way North.
Authorities reported that Decker fled on foot and was tracked by Galion’s K-9 unit and Crestline Police Department’s drone, but evaded capture.
Anyone with information that may help locate Decker can call the Mount Gilead Police Department at 419-946-3333. If he is spotted in Galion, you may call Galion Police Department at 419-468-9111.
