A Salt Lake City man remains in the Lincoln County Detention Center in Kemmerer after leading police on a high speed chase through downtown Afton and past Smoot last week.

In his initial court appearance, Deo Patrick Danhounsrou, 25, was officially charged with seven different crimes and bond set at $30,000, according to the Lincoln County Attorney’s Office.

Charges include felony property destruction, misdemeanor property destruction, fleeing or attempting to elude police officers, possession of a controlled substance, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance and leaving the scene of an accident. A preliminary hearing has been set for Thursday, November 20.

The incident occurred on Wednesday, November 12 when at roughly 7:45 a.m. a complaint was made to the Lincoln County Dispatch Center of a silver Subaru driving at high speeds southbound on Highway 89 near Grover. The caller reported that the driver of the Subaru was passing into oncoming traffic in a very unsafe manner.

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Danhounsrou continued driving through Afton at a speed of roughly 90 mph, sideswiping two moving vehicles near the Elkhorn Arch as he attempted to split them in his direction of travel.

Speeds exceeded 100 mph south of Afton where the pursuit continued through Smoot. Danhounsrou eventually lost control of his vehicle south of Smoot near milepost 72, rolling at least four times. He was attempting to crawl out of the vehicle as law enforcement arrived, where he was promptly taken into custody. According to law enforcement, Danhounsrou declined receiving any medical attention. While he did have a small amount of marijuana in his vehicle, police confirmed that there were no signs that Danhounsrou was driving under the influence of any substance at the time of the incident.

“We really appreciate the [Afton] Fire Department for showing up and making the car safe,” stated Lt. Kyle Thomson with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. “The EMS for checking out the driver so quickly and the assistance of the Afton Police Department was also appreciated.”

Thomson praised the situational awareness of drivers on the road who moved over and created additional space for the scene. No injuries by those in the sideswiped vehicles were reported.