Parma Heights police: Man hospitalized following high-speed pursuit, crash (graphic video)
PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - A man is hospitalized following a high-speed pursuit and crash that involved multiple police departments.
WARNING: There is explicit language in the video below.
Parma Heights police said an officer was conducting a traffic stop around 1:45 p.m. near the intersection of Stumph and Snow Roads when the driver fled in his vehicle.
Police pursued the man, who eventually crashed his vehicle head-on into a wall.
Police said the pursuit reached speeded of around 90 MPH.
The crash occurred near a tee in the roads of Chevrolet Blvd. and Brookpark Road.
The suspect then fled on foot, according to police. He was found to have multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest and had a suspended license.
Officers from Parma Heights, Parma, Parma K9, and Brooklyn police departments assisted in the search.
The man was found by a Parma officer hiding behind La Villa Conference and Banquet Center, police said.
A detective from Parma Heights Police Department tells 19 News the suspect was released from the hospital with minor injuries and is being held at the Parma jail. He will be formally charged Monday.
This story is developing.
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