A man is wanted after a high-speed chase in eastern Kentucky, according to a police report

PRESTONBURG, Ky. (LEX 18) – Prestonsburg Police report they are looking for a man who led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase Sunday evening in eastern Kentucky.

According to police, on Sunday around 11 p.m., Pikeville Police received reports of a 2021 GMC Sierra driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed on US 23 near Foggy Mountain in Pikeville.

According to police, officers were able to locate the vehicle and observed it “driving erratically and at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour.”

Officers attempted to stop the truck, but said it “fled on US 119, made a U-turn and drove from US 119 back to US 23 and north toward Floyd at speeds in excess of 120 mph.” County.”

In Floyd County, police said Pikeville officers called off the chase but later found the truck at the Stanville Cardinal Country Store. A review of surveillance footage confirmed the driver was Kenneth Kyle Greer, who police said had a history of fleeing and failing to comply with multiple commands from previous criminal cases.

According to police, the footage showed Greer yelling at the employee to “hurry up,” whereupon he jumped back into the truck and fled. At that point, police said units from the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office and the Prestonsburg Police Department arrived in the area and an officer was “nearly struck head-on” by Greer, who fled onto US 23.

Police report that Greer continued northbound on US 23 toward Allen at more than 120 miles per hour and “nearly struck another officer head-on,” then drove up Cow Creek into Endicott, striking a motorist and continuing, until he got there the end of the state’s maintenance and fled on foot.

According to police, Greer’s truck was recovered and impounded, and they say that “as he has done in the past, he reported his truck stolen” at the location where police found it.

Police noted that when they were asked on the phone where Greer was so they could take his report, he didn’t tell them anything.

According to police, Greer has multiple warrants for his arrest, a suspended driver’s license and a charge of falsely reporting an incident. He is also known to drive a black 3500 Silverado with tinted windows and an older model Ram Power Wagon.

Police are asking the public not to approach him if they see him outside but to contact law enforcement immediately.