Police: Whitley man charged after crashing car while fleeing Jim Chapman | The Journal Gazette A Columbia City man faces a slew of charges after he crashed his car into another vehicle and spit in an officer's face while fleeing police in Kosciusko County, police said. State trooper Ryan McNamara was traveling west on County Road 900 North when he noticed signs of impairment while following a red 2007 Pontiac just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, state police said. After turning north onto Old State Road 15, McNamara observed the Pontiac cross the center line and go into the southbound lanes several times. McNamara tried to stop the Pontiac and activated the red-and-blue emergency lights on his marked Indiana State Police car near the intersection of Old State Road 15 and Mock Road, police said.