CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two people were seriously injured when a police chase from outside Mecklenburg County ended in a crash on Albemarle Road Tuesday morning, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Multiple crews responded to a crash near the intersection of Albemarle Road and Faulconbridge Road in east Charlotte around 6:30 a.m.
CMPD said in a statement that an "out-of-county" law enforcement agency was chasing the vehicle when the driver lost control and crashed into a tree on Albemarle Road. CMPD said its officers were not involved in the pursuit or crash.
Two people inside the suspect's vehicle were trapped inside after the crash, according to Medic. One person was rushed to a Charlotte hospital with life-threatening injuries. Another was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
Later in the day Tuesday, the Locust Police Department confirmed the chase started in the department's city limits around 5:30 a.m. Police said a third-party caller told them a missing or endangered teenager was possibly in the car, and the car was seen by officers running a red light at Main Street and Central Avenue.
Police tried to stop the car, but instead, the driver gave chase. A stop stick deployment inside Locust city limits also didn't work.
The chase would instead end after the car crashed into a tree within Charlotte city limits. Locust Ppolice confirmed the teen was inside the car and suffered minor injuries. Officers said a man believed to be the non-custodial biological father of the teen was behind the wheel and remains in critical condition at a local hospital.
The driver is expected to face felony charges upon release from the hospital.
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