OSHP: Driver hits officer before leading authorities on multi-state chase WCPO and last updated 2021-02-26 10:53:51-05 A driver hit an Alexandria, Kentucky, police officer before leading authorities on a chase through Hamilton and Clermont counties, according to Lt. Robert M. Hayslip with Ohio State Highway Patrol. The chase started after someone had reported the driver, Chelsea Knipper, as a suspicious person parked in a parking lot. When police officers arrived, Knipper hit an officer and drove away, Hayslip said. The officer sustained minor injuries. Troppers joined the pursuit on Interstate 275 in Union Township, where Knipper was driving up to 125 mph across three lanes of traffic.