BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. โ A 24-year-old Lynchburg man is in jail after a chase early on New Yearโs Day that began in Lynchburg and ended in Bedford County, according to authorities.
At 1:35 a.m., the Lynchburg Police Department alerted the Bedford County Sheriffโs Office that a vehicle its officers were pursuing on U.S. 460 was heading in Bedford County.
The person being pursued was wanted in connection with an assault and battery investigation, according to the Bedford County Sheriffโs Office.
Once Bedford County deputies joined the pursuit, the pursued driver, hit a county EMS vehicle twice before he was able to pass it, according to the Sheriffโs Office.
In Bedford County, Johnson is charged with felony eluding, felony assault and battery of EMS and driving without a license.