Jefferson City police make multiple arrests in separate chases
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Jefferson City Police Department said multiple people were arrested in two separate chases over the weekend.
Officers arrested 22-year-old Zachary Gutierrez after a chase Sunday night.
Police department spokesman Lt. David Williams said in the release officers tried to stop Gutierrez's vehicle in the 500 block of Lafayette Street around 9:21 p.m. for driving without headlights on.
Gutierrez was weaving through traffic and drove through a red light at the Madison Street intersection, the release said. Officers said he lost control of the vehicle, crossed over the median and hit another car heading east in the Jefferson Street intersection.
Police said the driver in the other vehicle was taken to a Columbia hospital with serious injuries.
Police arrested Gutierrez on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, assault, possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.
Williams said in a second release, multiple teenagers in a stolen vehicle were arrested Saturday afternoon.
Police received a report just before 3 p.m. that a vehicle stolen in Boone County was seen in the 500 block of Missouri Boulevard.
The vehicle was later spotted on W. Truman Boulevard, officers said. The release said a chase started after the driver refused to pull the vehicle over.
Officers used spike strips at the N. Ten Mile Road intersection. The tires were deflated but the car continued driving - it came to a stop in the 2600 block of Industrial Drive.
Williams said a 19-year-old, an 18-year-old, and a 17-year-old, all of Columbia, were taken in custody. All were arrested on suspicion of tampering with a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled substance, the 19-year-old was also suspected of resisting arrest.
