Car chase ends in crash near UVA Medical Center

A high-speed car chase that started on I-64 ended in a car crash on Roosevelt Brown Boulevard near the UVA Medical Center, provoking heavy traffic on West Main Street.

The person chased by police is currently in custody.

NBC29 is reporting that the accident occurred when a Blue Ford Explorer sideswiped a Sidekick, forcing rescue crews to forcefully extract the injured driver from the vehicle.

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