Troopers seize over $1 million in drugs after clocking driving 125 mph on I-65 near Horse Cave

Kentucky State Police seized over $1 million worth of MDMA (ecstasy) after clocking a vehicle traveling over 125 miles per hour on I-65.

State police said that late Thursday night, Trooper Jarrod Lewis observed a 2020 Ford Mustang traveling over 125 mph near the 55 mile marker of I-65, in Hart County. The trooper initiated a traffic stop but the driver, 26-year-old Robert Ford, of Atlanta, Georgia, fled police.

Lewis pursued the vehicle for two miles when Ford exited the interstate at the 58 mile marker, at Horse Cave, police said. Ford lost control of his vehicle and ran off the roadway near the intersection of I-65 and Hwy 218.

The vehicle became disabled, police said, and Ford and one of his passengers, 27-year-old Cortez Woodruff, of Fairburn, Georgia, fled the trooper on foot. Both were quickly apprehended and taken into custody along with a second passenger, 27-year-old Kristin Summerour, of Fairburn, Georgia.

Following the pursuit, troopers located approximately 18 pounds of suspected MDMA in the vehicle, along with a significant amount of cash. The drugs have an estimated street value of $1.2 million, according to Kentucky State Police.

Ford was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance (MDMA), first-degree wanton endangerment (police officer), two counts of fleeing or evading police (in a motor vehicle, on foot), reckless driving, DUI, and speeding 26 mph or more over the limit.

Woodruff was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance (MDMA), fleeing or evading police (on foot), resisting arrest, and menacing. Kristin Summerour was charged with trafficking in a controlled substance (MDMA).

All three suspects are lodged in the Hart County Jail.

(Headline photo: The over $1 million worth of ecstasy seized by troopers)