Chase And Crash: Driver In Stolen Car Rams Lakeside Police Cruiser, Crashes In Yard In Wheat Ridge
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LAKESIDE, Colo. (CBS4) - A driver crashed a reported stolen car after a police chase that started in the Walmart parking lot in Lakeside. Investigators say the driver rammed a Lakeside police vehicle and took off into Wheat Ridge -- smashing into two other vehicles as he tried to escape.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported as a result of those crashes.
The driver crashed near 32nd Avenue and Vrain Street. The car rolled over as it traveled through one front yard and came to rest in a second yard.
Witnesses say the driver was transported from the scene by a Denver Health ambulance.
Investigators do not believe drugs or alcohol were factors.
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