Newport News Car Accident Injury Lawyer Report : Police Chase Ends in Wreck with Injuries in Newport News

A high speed police chase ended in a wreck with injuries in Newport News, VA when a suspect crashed his car into another vehicle, according to police.

Sgt. Michelle Anaya of Virginia State Police said state troopers originally received a call from James City County shortly after noon on August 27, 2012. Police said an officer on Interstate 64 was in pursuit of a pickup truck. Anaya said the driver was “wanted and considered armed and dangerous,” WAVY.com reported.

State police said the driver lost control when he left the interstate at mile marker 64, in Newport News. The 47-year-old driver crashed into a Mercedes as well as a trooper’s cruiser at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Fort Eustis Boulevard in Newport News.

The suspect was taken to a local hospital with head and hip injuries. The driver of the Mercedes was also injured.

When a driver is hurt due to the excess speed or recklessness of another driver there’s a clear case for a claim to be made against the other driver’s insurance policy.

Given the high speed nature of this incident our Newport News car wreck injury lawyers are relieved the consequences of the accident were not even more serious.

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