Brighton Police Search For Man Who Struck Officer, Police Cars
BRIGHTON, Colo. (CBS4)- Police in Brighton are looking for a Longmont man who struck an officer and three police cars on Friday afternoon.
Police believe Mark Duane Molstad struck the officer and police cars with his vehicle before speeding away.
It happened while officers were working traffic control at the intersection of Hwy. 85 and Weld County Road 2 due to a malfunctioning traffic signal. About 4:52 p.m. dispatch advised the officers that a woman reportedly being followed by her ex-husband on southbound Hwy. 85 was approaching their location.
As officers approached the woman's vehicle to make contact with her, a white Jeep Compass directly behind her rapidly swung out of the lanes of traffic, striking a Brighton police officer in the leg before speeding away southbound on Hwy. 85 to Bridge Street.
The Compass then exited the highway and headed west on Hwy. 7 to Miller Street where the driver then turned south into the Crown Homes area. During the course of the short pursuit, the suspect struck three police cars with the Compass.
Out of concern for public safety, police terminated the pursuit.
Molstad, 52, is described as 6-foot, 200 pounds, with red hair and a beard. Molstad was last seen driving a white 2015 Jeep Compass with CO license plate number 951-XBM southbound on Brighton Road, approaching 144th Avenue.
The Jeep had sustained damage to the front end, rear bumper and undercarriage.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Anyone with any information about the location of either Mark Duane Molstad or the white Jeep Cherokee should not try to apprehend them but instead immediately call 911.
