CLEVELAND, Ohio – A short pursuit early Sunday on Cleveland’s West Side ended in a fiery crash that seriously injured two people, the state highway patrol says.
The incident started just before midnight Sunday on Interstate 90 westbound near the West 44th Street exit, a news release from the Cleveland post of the highway patrol says. A trooper spotted a black Jeep Cherokee weaving between lanes and attempted a traffic stop near the Lorain Road exit.
Instead of pulling off to the shoulder, the Jeep Cherokee’s driver sped away, and the trooper initiated a pursuit, the news release says. However, the trooper called off the chase once the Jeep got off I-90 at the West 98th Street exit going about 90 mph.
The Jeep did not stop at the red light at the bottom of the exit ramp and slammed into a Ford EcoSport SUV driving southbound on West 98th Street, the highway patrol says. Both vehicles slid to the corner of the intersection, and as the Ford EcoSport hit a chain-link fence, its two occupants were ejected from the SUV.
The Ford’s occupants – two juvenile males – were taken to MetroHealth with critical injuries, the state highway patrol says. Their ages were not provided, and their current conditions are unknown.
The Jeep caught on fire, and as the 29-year-old driver attempted to run away from the crash scene, he was Tased by a state trooper, the news release says. He was then taken into custody and transported to MetroHealth for treatment.
Formal charges have not yet been filed against the 29-year-old Jeep driver, court records show. The investigation into the crash continues.
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