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Police chase ends as Mustang lands in Roanoke drainage ditch, police say
Read full article: Police chase ends as Mustang lands in Roanoke drainage ditch, police sayROANOKE, Va. โ Authorities are investigating a police chase in Roanoke that ended with a crash on Thursday morning. Before the chase began, officers in a marked police car on Electric Road recognized the person driving a Ford Mustang as someone wanted on multiple charges in Roanoke and Botetourt counties, according to Virginia State Police. Full Screen Full Screen 1 / 5 Ford Mustang crashes in a Roanoke drainage ditch. Staying on Franklin Road and entering Roanoke city limits, when the driver attempted to make a left turn from Franklin Road onto Brandon Avenue SW, at Georgeโs Flowers, the Mustang went through the yard at Georgeโs and crashed under the bridge. AdFirst responders took the person to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital to be treated and no one else was hurt in the pursuit.
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Campbell County man arrested after police chase, hitting two law enforcement vehicles
Read full article: Campbell County man arrested after police chase, hitting two law enforcement vehiclesJust before 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a Virginia State Police spokesperson said Pittsylvania County deputies initiated a pursuit that continued north on Route 29 into Campbell County. Pittsylvania County Sheriff Capt. During the course of the pursuit, police said the suspect vehicle, a 2010 Nissan Altima, struck a Pittsylvania County Sheriffโs Deputy vehicle and a Virginia State Police trooperโs vehicle. The driver of the suspect vehicle lost control in the northbound lanes, spun around and ran off into the median near Calohan Road. Authorities said the suspect driver, Shane Wilson, of Evington, Virginia, was taken into custody without further incident.