The Morton County Sheriff's Department handled two separate cases of people fleeing officers on Saturday.

In the first case, a 77-year-old Bismarck man was arrested at his home in Bismarck after Morton County deputies pursued his speeding black Ford Mustang from south of Mandan to the end of Mandan's Memorial Highway.

Floyd Kummer was charged Monday with Class B misdemeanor reckless driving and Class Bmisdemeanor fleeing. He also faces an $85 speeding ticket for going 65 in a 25 mph zone.

South Central District Judge Gail Hagerty set bond for Kummer at $10,000 cash.

Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman said someone called state radio at 11:07 a.m. Saturday to report a speeding black Mustang heading north from the area of the veterans' cemetery. When the deputy spotted the vehicle, it was going 65 mph in a 25 mph zone.

The deputy followed the vehicle. He attempted to pull the car over as it traveled east on Third Street Southeast, and the chase reached speeds of 80 mph in a 30-mph zone, Shipman said.

The Mustang slowed as it approached traffic near the softball diamonds but passed vehicles not pulling over, Shipman said.He said the Mustang did not yield at the stop sign at the intersection of Third Street Southeast and Memorial Highway and turned right toward Bismarck. The chase reached speeds of 80 mph in the 40-mph zone.

Twice when the chase slowed, the deputy was able to pull alongside the Mustang, Shipman said. He said the driver looked at the deputy, smiled, waved, then took off again.

The deputy did not pursue the car as it left Mandan. Bismarck police and the North Dakota Highway Patrol assisted in finding and arresting Kummer, Shipman said.

Kummer is slated to appear at a pretrial conference on Aug. 11.

Kummer was charged last month with driving under the influence and fleeing for allegedly going 107 mph on Highway 83. In that case, Kummer is accused of failing to stop the vehicle until patrol troopers had deflated his tires. He is slated to appear in court on July 21 on those charges.

In a separate case, a Bismarck man was charged for driving under the influence, driving under suspension, fleeing and felony reckless endangerment after someone reported a vehicle westbound on Interstate 94 in the eastbound lane near New Salem at 11 p.m. Saturday.

Thomas Meier, 25, was charged Monday. Hagerty set bond for him at $5,000 cash.

Shipman said a deputy stationed in New Salem spotted the vehicle and attempted to get other cars into the right-hand lane to avoid a collision. The vehicle was going 50 mph in the wrong direction and weaving across traffic lines.

The car stopped west of New Salem after another vehicle had to drive in the median to avoid a crash, Shipman said.

Once the car stopped, the driver would not follow commands, Shipman said. The car was locked, and deputies were unsure whether the vehicle was in park or drive. He said a deputy broke out the rear passenger window and unlocked the front door so deputies could get the keys out of the ignition and get the driver out of the car.

(Reach reporter Jenny Michael at 250-8225 or jenny.michael@;bismarcktribune.com.)