NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals 'It's a miracle': Petersburg driver recalls dodging high-speed car chase Wednesday Simone Shelton's snap decision to run the red light and swerve when she saw the pursuit closing in possibly saved the lives of her and her daughter The Progress-Index PETERSBURG – Simone Shelton was leaving the Summit Pointe Apartment complex Wednesday morning when she noticed a Petersburg Police vehicle with siren and lights going, apparently rushing to a call. That was not to be her first encounter with speeding cars this particular day. A few minutes later, sitting at the stop light at the intersection of Defense and Squirrel Level roads, Shelton noticed a burgundy car in her rear-view mirror. The car was approaching her at a high speed, and was being followed by a police car.