Man Charged with Leading Mendota Heights Police on High-Speed Chase
Police say Soe Paing was racing in July when he hit speeds of 120 mph on Interstate 35E, and that he videotaped the race while he was driving.
A St. Paul man has been charged with fleeing police during an apparent race on Interstate 35E in Mendota Heights, videotaping the event while he drove as fast as 120 mph. Soe Paing, 25, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, a felony with a maximum penalty of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of a $1,500 fine. Paing is also facing a misdemeanor charge of careless driving, which has a maximum penalty of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. A Mendota Heights police officer was northbound on I-35E just after 12:30 a.m. July 22 when he spotted several vehicles behind him that he thought might be racing, according to the criminal complaint. The officer pulled off on the…
