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Council Bluffs man gets 5 years in police chase

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man who was shot by a state trooper following a high-speed car chase has been sentenced to five years in prison.The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil reports 29-year-old Michael Lee was sentenced after pleading guilty to charges including felony eluding and operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Lee says he was high on synthetic marijuana when he led officers on the 2013 chase in Council Bluffs that reached speeds of 100 mph. He says he doesn't remember what happened before waking up in the hospital.

Authorities say Lee tried to run over a trooper who had crashed his car. The trooper fired multiple shots into Lee's vehicle and hit him at least once. The chase ended when another trooper rammed and flipped Lee's vehicle.

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Information from: The Daily Nonpareil, http://www.nonpareilonline.com

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