Georgia man crashes into Chattanooga home during high-speed chase; homeowner helps police detain suspect

Sep. 1--A Georgia man crashed into a Chattanooga home on North Moore Road early Saturday morning during a high-speed chase and tried to get the homeowners to hide him from police, according to an arrest report.

The homeowner detained the suspect, Nicholas Spuregon, until pursuing officers arrived and arrested the 27-year-old man.

Police believe he was intoxicated.

Spuregon, of White, Georgia, was charged with reckless endangerment, criminal trespassing, resisting arrest or obstruction of the legal process, evading arrest, traffic control signals violation, driving left of the center line, speeding, reckless driving, driving under the influence, no proof of insurance and failure to exercise due care.

The chase began when an officer working an extra job at the Brainerd Road Waffle House allegedly saw a black Chevrolet Silverado run a red light at the intersection with Moore Road.

The driver allegedly turned through Barger Academy of Fine Arts when the officer attempted to stop Spuregon.

Spuregon allegedly fled, traveling "well over" 100 miles per hour in a 35 mph zone before traveling off the road. The truck traveled through several yards, a mailbox, a wood privacy fence, a wood storage shed and finally into the garage of a home in the 1100 block of North Moore Road. The truck hit two cars parked in the garage, according to the report.

Spuregon got out of the truck, entered the house and demanded the homeowner hide him from police, according to the report. The husband at the home detained Spuregon until officers arrived on scene.

The arresting officers claim to have smelled an intoxicant coming from the suspect.

The officer asked the man to take a breathalyzer test. The man agreed but allegedly intentionally did not perform the test correctly. Officers claim he purposefully allowed air to escape the side of his mouth, causing the machine to time out three times.

Spuregon was taken to Parkridge East hospital to be checked for injuries and give a blood sample before being taken to Hamilton County Jail.

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