Apr 26, 2022 2 min read

Editor’s note: This story has been changed to list the correct age for Gregory Walters.

A Greene County man is accused of leading police on a high-speed, two-county pursuit while a pregnant woman was in the vehicle.

Police in German Township allege that Gregory Walters, 36, of Nemacolin, committed a traffic violation while driving his vehicle on Shortcut Road near Ronco Road in the Fayette County municipality Thursday, so officers tried to pull him over.

Walters fled at speeds exceeding 100 mph, merging onto McClellandtown Road and driving from Fayette County into Greene County, court paperwork states. There, police said Walters led officers on a pursuit through a small neighborhood in the Carmichaels area, and eventually entered into Parkview Knoll, a county-controlled housing project.

Walters then drove the car to the rear of the housing project and through a yard, eventually getting stuck in deep mud in a large field behind Albatross Trucking Firm, according to the complaint.

Walters fled, and police found a pregnant woman in the front passenger seat of the vehicle. Police said Walters was later found in the woods trying to conceal himself using tall grass.

He later admitted to smoking marijuana earlier in the evening and admitted to possessing a small amount in the vehicle, the complaint states.

Walters was arraigned on charges of fleeing or eluding police, recklessly endangering another person, driving with a suspended license, criminal mischief, driving under the influence, possession of marijuana and various traffic-related citations before Magisterial District Judge Daniel Shimshock.

He’s lodged in the Fayette County Prison on $30,000 bond and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 1 p.m. May 4.