Police chase ends in crash, injuries

A city police pursuit that extended into Henrico County ended in a two-vehicle crash in front of a school this evening.

At least two people were taken to hospitals after a car being pursued by city police east along Nine Mile Road rear-ended another vehicle at Newbridge Road in front of New Bridge School.

Nine Mile Road at the school is not marked as a school zone.

City police were not immediately available for comment, but a Henrico police spokesman said that the chase began in the city at Ralph Boulevard near Glenwood Golf Club. The chase lasted for about three miles and also resulted in damage to a third vehicle at Laburnum Avenue, which is about a mile west of Newbridge Road.

Henrico police said a suspect left his vehicle after the crash and was pursued on foot and captured. He was placed under arrest, according to a family member, on unspecified charges.

More than a dozen Henrico County and city police vehicles were at the crash site this evening about 5:30.