Driver was shooting heroin during high-speed chase

Michael Fortner

The man police pursued in a high-speed chase through Crittenden County last week was actively shooting up heroin at the same time he was allegedly driving at speeds up to 130 mph in his Honda Accord trying to outrun police.

Michael Fortner, 29, of Denver, Colo., remains jailed in the Crittenden County Detention Center on a $100,000 cash bond. He is scheduled to appear for an arraignment Wednesday in Crittenden District Court.

Fortner is charged with 18 crimes. You will want to read how the pursuit started and what he told officer he was doing during the chase. Find those and other details in this week's printed edition of The Crittenden Press, which will be on newsstands Wednesday.

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A sticker on Fortner's crashed Honda Accord.