Police chase ends with crash in Beaver County
A woman wanted on multiple warrants was arrested after a police pursuit that ended with a crash into two police cars Tuesday morning in Beaver County.
The chase started around 6:30 a.m. in Aliquippa and continued into Center Township, the Trib’s news partner, WPXI-TV, reported.
Police told the station the chase started after a 911 call reporting a road rage incident. The woman would not stop when police tried to pull her over.
Here’s a look at some of the damage to the Center Township Police Department cruiser the suspect allegedly rammed. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/08IqMBAY1z
— Mike Holden (@WPXIMikeHolden) April 30, 2019
After her SUV hit a Center Township police SUV and an Aliquippa police car, police blocked her vehicle in.
The woman has not yet been identified.
The crash happened at Chapel Road and Colonial Way, which is near Center Municipal Park. Chapel Road was closed, but has since reopened.
And here’s the suspect’s SUV. Aliquippa Police tell me she had a strong smell of alcohol on her breath when they finally got her to stop. She had multiple prior warrants out for her arrest. It all started as a call for a road rage incident, turned into police pursuit. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/1PrwT1tp3k
— Mike Holden (@WPXIMikeHolden) April 30, 2019
No injuries were immediately reported.
Aliquippa police could not immediately be reached for comment.
Brian C. Rittmeyer, a Pittsburgh native and graduate of Penn State University's Schreyer Honors College, has been with the Trib since December 2000. He can be reached at brittmeyer@triblive.com.
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