MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A stolen truck is back with its owner after being involved in a chase that ended near the University of Dayton early Thursday morning.
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Lee McCarroll woke up after 2 a.m. on Thursday to three people breaking into his truck and taking off.
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“They went from here to down Brandt Pike, got on (State) Route 4, and then went down (Interstate) 75 and then went to Cincinnati,” he said.
McCarroll was able to track the general area they were in from an app on his phone.
State troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol spotted the truck on I-75. When they tried pulling it over, the thieves took off.
While on I-75, a Franklin Police officer joined the chase. As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, that officer was able to get close enough to shoot a GPS tracker onto the truck.
Troopers called off the chase, but the tracker helped them trace the truck back to Woodland Avenue near the University of Dayton’s campus. When they got there, the truck was there, but the suspects were gone.
McCarroll told News Center 7 that he’s grateful to have his truck back with little damage.
“I can’t believe I got it back this quick,” he said.
Now, he’s hoping investigators can track down the three people behind the theft.
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