ST. LOUIS, MO – A police pursuit in north St. Louis Sunday night ended in a crash that killed the fleeing suspect, according to Fox 2 Now.
The incident began when the driver of a Ford Crown Victoria went through a red light near Lucas and Hunt Road and nearly struck an officer with the North County Cooperative.
A pursuit of the driver ensued., according to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. During the pursuit, the Ford crashed at about 11:30 p.m. in the vicinity of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Burd Avenue. The Ford collided with a median, two light posts and trees, then overturned and struck a parked Jeep Cherokee with five occupants.
The Ford driver, a 41-year-old man, died at the scene. Three people in the Jeep had minor injuries, a 31-year-old woman and two men ages 36 and 40. No officers were injured.
The incident remains under investigation by St. Louis police.
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