Happy Suspect Arrested After High Speed Chase in West Fargo

A Fargo man is smiling all the way to jail after an early morning high speed pursuit.

West Fargo police tried to pull over 25-year-old Jon Poitra for driving erratically on 13th Avenue West shortly after 1:00am.

Poitra led officers on a chase down Sheyenne, going 90 miles per hour.

He jumped a concrete median under the I-94 underpass, damaging and disabling his car.

Officers had to use pepper spray during the arrest.

Poitra faces a number of charges including reckless driving, preventing arrest, and fleeing.