Driver Flees Police After Crash in Maple Grove
Driver Flees Police, Crashes in Maple Grove
Maple Grove police helped search for a driver Sunday night after police say the person crashed following a police chase.
Police say the pursuit started in Orono after someone called 911 just before 10 p.m. Sunday to report a reckless driver. When Orono police found the vehicle, they say the person sped off, eventually crashing into another car — more than a dozen miles away — on the exit ramp from northbound Interstate 494 to Bass Lake Road.
Nobody was seriously hurt.
Police say the driver ditched the vehicle and ran off, avoiding arrest despite attempts by multiple agencies to locate the individual.
“We assisted [Orono] with a perimeter in attempt to locate the suspect,” said Maple Grove police Cmdr. Jon Wetternach.
The Plymouth Police Department, the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota State Patrol also assisted in the search.
It’s unclear why the driver initially fled police.
As of midday Tuesday, police continued to search for the driver.
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