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Suspect has serious injuries after chase ends in crash on Interstate 70

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A suspect was seriously injured when a chase ended in a crash near the Blackwater exit on Interstate 70 in Cooper County.

The chase started near Oak Grove, east of Kansas City, said Sgt. Justin Ewing with the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop A. The suspect was in a vehicle reported stolen from Nebraska, Ewing said.

Troopers used spike strips to stop the vehicle, Sgt. Kyle Green with MSHP Troop F said. The vehicle rolled into a tractor-trailer when it crashed, he said.

The crash caused a traffic jam on both sides of the interstate.

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