KANSAS CITY, MO – A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle ended in a crash in Kansas City on Tuesday morning, reports KSHB.
Police said the incident began at about 9:40 a.m. at East 9th Street and The Paseo. Officers started pursuing a Ford Explorer that had been involved in multiple property crimes. The Ford driver was going west at a high rate of speed on Independence Avenue and tried turning left onto Indiana Avenue.
The vehicle hit a curb, overturned, struck an electrical pole, and then collided with the side of a building.
The driver was taken to an area hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening and was listed in stable condition. The passenger was injured but declined medical treatment and transport.
No other injuries were reported in the crash, which remains under investigation.
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