High speed chase near Talkeetna ends with arrest of Anchorage woman

The driver of a stolen car led Alaska State Troopers on a high-speed chase on the Parks Highway early on Wednesday.

Troopers say they observed a stolen 1999 Buick in the parking lot of Tesoro near the intersection of the Parks Highway and the Talkeetna Spur Road shortly after 1:00 am on Wednesday. When Troopers tried to pull the vehicle over, they say the driver sped off to the south.

After a chase of about twenty-five miles at speeds over 100 miles per hour, Troopers deployed a device to deflate the Buick’s tires. After the vehicle was disabled, Troopers arrested the driver, 34-year-old Nora Nance of Anchorage. Nance faces multiple new charges, as well as two outstanding warrants. Nance was taken to the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility.

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