Motorcycle chase originating in Upshur County ends in wreck; one man arrested

BUCKHANNON — A high-speed chase involving a motorcycle ended with a wreck in Barbour County — and one man behind bars. Damon E. Phillips, 43, of Montrose, W.Va., was arrested Monday night for fleeing with reckless indifference to the safety of others and first-offense driving revoked for DUI. Upshur County Sheriff Mike Coffman said that…

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