Davenport suspect arrested

On November 22nd the Davenport Police initiated a traffic stop on a red Durango SUV, with no license plates and heavy tinted windows traveling on East Locust Street.  However, the SUV accelerated at a high rate of speed traveling more than 25 MPH over the speed limit.  The SUV went from 60 mph  in a 25 mph zone, up to 90 mph in a 40mph zone, and over 90 mph in a 35 mph zone.  The driver of the SUV, Treveon Slater, 21 years old, of Davenport, ran four stop signs, five red traffic signals, and traveled the wrong way on Bridge Avenue and the Centennial Bridge.  It struck a pedestrian vehicle, which  is self propelled conveyance, such as a wheelchair, used by a person with physical disability on West River Drive and Bridge Avenue.

Slater was arrested and faces a felony charge of eluding-speeding more than 25 mph over the limit. He is being held on a $5,000 dollars  cash bond in the Scott County Jail, and is scheduled to appear in the Scott County Court on December 6th, 2024.