Police chase preceded crash on Brickton Road; 2 injured
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A vehicle involved in a crash Wednesday night at a Brickton Road intersection was first involved in a chase with police, according to Columbia Police Department Lt. Anthony Bowne.
The intersection of Brickton Road and Conley Road was blocked off on Wednesday night after a vehicle had flipped on its side after a crash.
Two vehicles were involved in the crash. The driver of a white sedan was pulled over for speeding at 7:07 p.m. and tried to speed away from police because they did not have a license, Bowne said.
The traffic stop began near the intersection of Range Line Street and Interstate 70, a CPD release from Wednesday night says.
“Officers attempted the stop for felony driving without a license, a stop sign violation, and suspicion of drug activity. The vehicle failed to stop for officers and fled east on Interstate 70,” the release says.
The driver in the sedan crashed into a green truck, causing the truck to fall on its side. The driver of the white sedan then tried to run away to a nearby parking lot to steal another vehicle, but was arrested by police. The name of the driver was not given to media on Wednesday night.
Police confirmed that the suspect and his passenger were both injured in the crash and were brought to an area hospital. The driver inside the truck that flipped on its side had no reported injuries, according to Bowne.
Both cars were being towed at 8:09 p.m.
The release says the driver is detained on suspicion of driving without a license, not stopping at a stop sign, aggravated fleeing, attempted vehicle theft, resisting arrest, kidnapping and leaving the scene of an accident.
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