Seven folks have been injured Monday afternoon after a Walsenburg police chase led to a head-on crash on Interstate 25, in accordance with the Colorado State Patrol.
Walsenburg police on Monday tried to tug over a dashing Nissan Altima on northbound I-25, a automobile that state patrol troopers had additionally tried to tug over earlier that day, in accordance with a information launch from the Colorado State Patrol.
The Nissan driver refused to tug over and the Walsenburg police officer pursued, in accordance with the discharge.
Throughout that chase, the Nissan driver crossed the I-25 median and crashed head-on right into a Dodge Durango driving on the southbound freeway, state patrol officers stated within the launch.
Extra folks died in police chases on this Denver suburb than within the state’s greatest cities
The crash occurred simply after 5:40 p.m. close to milepost 48, state patrol officers stated.
One Walsenburg police officer, the 2 folks contained in the Nissan and the 4 folks contained in the Dodge have been all taken to the hospital after the crash, in accordance with the information launch.
The police officer and Dodge passengers had minor to reasonable accidents, and the Nissan occupants had extreme accidents, in accordance with the state patrol.
The Colorado State Patrol Vehicular Crimes Unit is investigating the crash.
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