Columbia woman charged after alleged chase on Highway 63

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia woman was charged Thursday after allegedly leading Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers on a chase Wednesday on Highway 63.

Sydney Myian Smith, 21, is charged with resisting arrest, operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner and speeding. She is being held in the Boone County Jail on a $3,000 bond. An initial court appearance was held Wednesday at the Boone County Courthouse.

An MSHP trooper received a report Wednesday about a Toyota Corrolla with an unreadable Missouri tag that refused to pull over for a traffic stop, according to the probable cause statement. A trooper attempted to stop the vehicle on northbound Highway 63 in Boone County – north of the southern Callaway County border -- while it was traveling more than 90 miles per hour.

Another trooper saw the vehicle go past Route M in Ashland, according to the probable cause statement. That trooper tried to begin a traffic stop, but Smith allegedly started speeding above 110 miles per hour. The Toyota swerved across two lanes as it headed north.

The Toyota began heading west on Route AC and almost caused an accident at a red light, the probable cause statement says.

Smith was eventually arrested and allegedly referred to the troopers as “emotional escorts,” according to the statement. When asked why she swerved across the roadway, Smith allegedly said, “I was having fun.”