Boone County emergency crews respond to chase on Highway 124
UPDATE – 5/23 – 8:30 A.M.: Boone County Det. Tom O’Sullivan told ABC 17 News Wednesday morning, the chase that occurred the previous evening was due to a driver experiencing a medical condition.
O’Sullivan said the call was reported as a careless and imprudent driver.
No other details were released Wednesday morning.
ORIGINAL: Boone County emergency crews responded to a chase on north Highway 124 Tuesday night.
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According to the Boone County Fire Protection District, crews responded to the area of Highway 124 and Lake San Lynn Road. That’s about 20 miles northeast of Columbia.
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ABC 17 News has a crew at the scene.
We’ve reached out to the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Boone County Sheriff’s Department.
We’ll update this story once we get more information about this emergency response.