Hazard man facing numerous charges after allegedly fleeing from police, nearly hitting bystanders with vehicle
A Hazard man is facing numerous charges after an incident last week in which he allegedly fled from police and endangered bystanders, including a former Perry District Court judge. According to court documents, on April 8, Kentucky State Police Trooper Patrick Bailey observed a 2011 Chevrolet Impala on Ky. 80 in which the driver was not wearing his seatbelt. Bailey, according to the arrest citation, attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver, later identified as Michael Lee Royer, 38, of Krypton Lick Branch Road, began driving faster on Town Mountain Road. Bailey wrote that Royer beg...
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