LIMERICK TOWNSHIP, PA – A thrilling police chase in Limerick Township ended in tragedy late Tuesday night when a violent crash killed one person and hurt two others. At about 9:15 p.m., the accident happened on Ridge Pike near Sunset Road. A civilian car that cops were chasing flipped several times before stopping.
Limerick Township police were called to a report of a theft, and when they arrived, the suspect’s car sped off, so police began chasing it. But what started out as an attempt to catch a thief quickly turned into something that could have killed someone.
Emergency workers say that the driver of the car that crashed lost control while trying to escape the cops and the car flipped over several times before landing on its roof. A lot of first responders ran to the scene, but one person was already dead when they got there. Two other people in the car were hurt and taken to nearby hospitals to get care, but their states have not been made public yet.
Ridge Pike was cut off by the police late Tuesday night so that the crash could be fully investigated. The police are trying to figure out what happened during the chase and in the moments before the fatal crash.
This terrible accident has made people worry about police chases and the often dangerous things that happen during them. People in the area were shocked and saddened by what happened, and many of them wanted an immediate and thorough investigation to find out what really happened during the chase.
As of right now, no more information about the crash victims’ identities has been made public, and the authorities have asked anyone with knowledge to come forward. The cops are still looking into the theft and the fatal accident.
