What would you do if you started getting an unusual amount of texts and calls from well meaning family and friends asking if everything was okay? How would you react when it comes out that you’ve been mistaken for a recently arrested criminal who lead police on a dangerous high speed chase with young kids in the car, ran out of gas and then fled on foot before being taken down and arrested? Oh and don’t forget there was meth found in the vehicle. 38-year-old Vernal resident Jason Carr can tell you first hand after a news story ran Monday out of Sweetwater County describing the criminal activity of 33-year-old Jason Carr of Marsing, Idaho. While the two men share the same name, any known similarities stop there. Local Jason Carr has lived in Vernal his whole life and says his life is simply not that wild. “I’ve been getting crazy amounts of phone calls and texts,” shares Carr, who also notes that his parents have been receiving gifts of cookies and warm wishes. While the situation as a whole has been viewed as humorous, Jason would also like to clear the air and let the community know, “It wasn’t me!” The clarification is a matter of practicality as Carr is preparing to start a business and would rather avoid any negative impact this could have. The lesson to the rest of us is clear: do some digging before assuming the worst!
