140mph pursuit of reckless Lexus driver - WRECK EJECTS DRIVER 30 YARDS (Slams into cables at 100mph)

Trooper's Report:

On 8/18/2024, at approximately 3:13pm, I received a call from Arkansas State Police Troop J dispatch that they were informed
by Arkansas State Police Troop H dispatch that several people have called in a reckless driver that was driving speeds over
100mph and weaving in and out of traffic on Interstate 40. Troop H dispatch advised Troop J dispatch that they did not have
any available Troopers. Troop J dispatch advised that the callers stated it was a silver Lexus with California tags, eastbound on
Interstate 40 at the 24 mile marker.

Upon approaching the 51 mile marker, I observed a silver Lexus passenger car at a high rate of speed eastbound on Interstate
40. I activated my front opposite direction radar and clocked the vehicle in at 116mph in a 75mph zone. I activated my
emergency lights and siren and pursued the reckless driver.
In an attempt to catch up to the reckless driver, I reached speeds of 134mph. I observed the reckless driver weaving in and out
of traffic and pass vehicles on the right shoulder of Interstate 40. I advised Troop J dispatch to let the Clarksville Police
Department know as well as the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
Clarksville Police Officer Chris Haynes assisted in pursuit of the reckless driver at the 58 mile marker eastbound on Interstate
40.

Because I was pursuing in an low profile vehicle (LPV), Arkansas State Police Trooper Trey Fales became the primary unit of
the pursuit, at the 59 mile marker - he was in a fully marked patrol unit.

As Trooper Fales began to merge onto Interstate 40 from the right shoulder, with his emergency lights and siren activated, the
reckless driver attempted to pass two vehicles and a tractor trailer in the grassy median. The reckless driver struck the cable
barriers in the median, causing damage to his vehicle and the cable barriers. The reckless driver continued eastbound on
Interstate 40 at a high rate of speed.

I reached speeds of 134mph while pursing the reckless driver. Upon approaching the 64 eastbound exit ramp on Interstate 40,
the reckless driver aggressively swerved to the right, quickly merging onto the 64 eastbound exit ramp. The reckless driver then
aggressively swerved to the left, merging back onto Interstate 40 and continuing eastbound on Interstate 40 at a high rate of
speed. I observed the reckless driver pass a vehicle at a high rate of speed in the grassy median on the north side of the
eastbound lanes on Interstate 40. The reckless driver continued to weave in and out of traffic.

Upon approaching the 67 eastbound exit ramp, I observed the reckless driver aggressively swerve to the right, toward the 67
exit ramp and then swerve to the left. The reckless driver lost control of his vehicle entered the grassy median. The vehicle then
overturned approximately 15 times before impacting the cable barriers in the median and crossing the westbound lanes. The
vehicle then came to final rest upside down, on the north side of Interstate 40.

I entered the median and exited my patrol unit and ran toward the scene of the crash. I observed the vehicle upside down in a
ditch. I attempted to locate the driver by crawling underneath the vehicle but I was unsuccessful. Trooper Fales and Officer
Haynes arrived on scene and attempted to locate the driver.

I located the driver, later identified as Kendall Jouett, approximately 30 yards east of the upside down vehicle. I attempted to
talk with Jouett but he was unresponsive. Jouett also had severe leg injuries he sustained from being ejected from his vehicle.

First responders and EMS arrived on scene and called for a helicopter to transport Jouett. AirEvac (149) transported Jouett to
Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville Arkansas, where he is currently being held and is in stable condition.

Located in the vehicle: 39 grams marijuana, 1 THC pod, 1 grinder, and 1 smoking device.

Damage to the cable barrier is approximately $2500.

Charges:
-Felony fleeing
-Leaving the scene of an accident
-Reckless driving
-Driving on suspended license
-Improper passing on the left
-Improper passing on the right
-Improper lane usage
-Speeding more than 15 over the limit
-Possession of drug paraphernalia
-Possession of controlled substance