it was the night of January 2nd 2025 at approximately 9:16 p.m. that's when dispatch came over the radio reporting that the Ashdown Police Department was in pursuit of a red Chevrolet Silverado speeding Southbound on US Highway 71 in Little River County at approximately 102 mph he made contact his front left bumper struck the suspect's rear right side the impact sent the Silverado spiraling out of control the chase continued down an embankment and through a water log ditch before officers finally tackled and restrained him the suspect was identified as John Clark a resident of long viw Texas