JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two women were ejected from a vehicle during a police chase early Tuesday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
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Police are getting ready to tow the car involved in the high speed chase and crash on Beaver. This is what we can see from our camera @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/VDZkogfSVl
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) June 18, 2019
The police chase started at 1:40 a.m. in the 9600 block of West Beaver Street near Chaffee Road when an officer tried to stop a speeding vehicle, suspected of possible DUI.
Beaver Street is blocked at Chaffee Road after a police chase ended in a crash. The lieutenant on scene tells me an officer tried to stop a driver for a possible DUI but the car fled. It crashed in front of the Dollar General @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/cqsfG6IN7k
— Brittney Donovan (@brittneyANjax) June 18, 2019
The driver fled at a high rate of speed and did not stop, according to JSO.
The chase ended in the 11000 block of West Beaver Street after two women were ejected from the vehicle.
Police say both were taken to the hospital. One of the women has life-threatening injuries, the other has serious injuries. The officer was not injured and did not crash.
At this time, it is unknown if the car was stolen or why they did not stop.
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