TEMPE, Ariz. — Several authorities engaged in a pursuit of a car on US 60 from McClintock Drive, resulting in the suspect car crashing near Lindsay Road, Tempe police said.
At 1:28 p.m., Gang & Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission detectives, COAST detectives and highway patrol assisted Tempe police in pursuit of a vehicle that rammed a police car.
The police initially tried to pull the vehicle over for a traffic violation, but the driver “intentionally rammed” the police car and then fled the scene, officials said.
The suspect vehicle entered eastbound US 60 from McClintock Drive at high speeds, authorities said, and then crashed near Lindsay Road. Three people attempted to flee the scene on foot, but were apprehended.
12News asked Tempe police about any charges the three individuals would face, or if anyone was harmed, but Tempe police did not provide further comment on the situation.
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