Two in custody after Columbia car chase ends in crash

Two women are in custody following a car chase in Columbia on Friday night.

A police sergeant tells ABC 17 News that officers spotted a stolen car out of Cooper County in the 200 block of Business Loop 70 around 10:30 p.m. The driver sped away from officers when they tried to pull her over.

The car crashed several minutes later in the 600 block of Seymour Road near Rollins Road. The sergeant said that the car drove into someone’s backyard, but circled back to the front yard and crashed into a ditch.

Police found drugs and drug paraphernalia in the car, the sergeant said. The driver also allegedly had two warrants for drug-related crimes out of Cooper and Cole counties.

Officers also found a dog in the car. An animal control officer would take the dog until a family member could retrieve it, police said on scene.

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