After a four-mile chase, a Lexus sedan collided with an SUV and then crashed into a building.
CHICAGO -- One person was killed and two others were injured in a crash during a police chase Tuesday morning on the South Side.Police said, around 2 a.m., officers investigating robberies near 55th and Pulaski saw two people, believed to be armed, getting into a black Lexus sedan.The driver sped off and officers began chasing the Lexus, which collided with an SUV near 35th and Ashland. The Lexus then crashed into a building.
The driver suffered a leg injury, and was taken to Stroger Hospital for treatment. Two weapons were recovered from the Lexus.The driver of the SUV suffered minor injuries, and was being treated at University of Chicago Medical Center.No officers were injured. The city has rules about when an officer can chase a fleeing vehicle called a balancing test. The officers must consider the crime that led to the chase.
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