Early Morning Pursuit Ends with Crash

Tuesday morning early multiple agencies were involved in a pursuit that began near Burlington and ended in Mount Pleasant. The pursuit ended when the vehicle Dylan Randall Smith, age 25, of Mt. Pleasant was driving hit a Mount Pleasant police cruiser. Smith was arrested on multiple charges. He was transported to the Des Moines County Jail where he was charged with numerous driving charges, Serious Domestic Assault, two counts Theft 2nd degree, Felony Eluding a Peace Officer, Possession of Methamphetamine 2nd Offense, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and a Failure to Appear warrant on a previous Methamphetamine charge. On December 21, 2021, at approximately 12:47a.m. a Des Moines County deputy checked on a suspicious vehicle at Hunt Woods Park south of Burlington. As the deputy approached the vehicle, he observed a female crying outside the vehicle. A male subject then exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The vehicle the deputy was checking on was found to be stolen. The female advised she had been assaulted by the male and she had visible injuries. While additional units checked the area for the male suspect, a vehicle was seen leaving the area and a deputy recognized the driver as the suspect, later identified as Smith, who had fled on foot. The deputy then attempted to stop the vehicle and a high-speed pursuit ensued. That vehicle, later determined to be stolen, went north into West Burlington and then west on US Highway 34 towards Mount Pleasant.  During the pursuit the suspect ran through stops signs, drove at speeds of 110 mph, and drove westbound in the eastbound lanes of US Highway 34. During the pursuit, multiple attempts were made to stop the vehicle. The suspect eventually crashed the stolen vehicle into a Mt. Pleasant Police Department vehicle near US Highway 34 and US Highway 218. The driver, Smith is being held in the Des Moines County Jail on a $51,000.00 bond.