The Brief
- A police chase in Council Bluffs, Iowa, ended in a violent crash early Wednesday, Oct. 28, when a fleeing SUV slammed into the cab of a FedEx tractor-trailer at an intersection.
- Traffic camera footage captured the SUV speeding through the intersection with multiple police vehicles in pursuit with emergency lights activated.
- The SUV driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, while the FedEx truck driver declined medical treatment, according to a local report.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – A police chase in Iowa ended in a violent crash early Wednesday when an SUV fleeing officers slammed into the cab of a FedEx tractor-trailer at an intersection.
The collision happened Oct. 28 at the intersection of 24th Street and Veterans Memorial Highway in Council Bluffs.
Traffic camera footage captured the moment the SUV sped into the intersection with multiple police vehicles pursuing it with their emergency lights activated. The SUV then slammed directly into the cab of the tractor-trailer.
According to local news outlet WOWT, the SUV driver was taken to an Omaha hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The FedEx truck driver declined medical treatment.…