ST. LOUIS — A suspect was killed and two others were injured late Sunday night after a pursuit that ended in a crash in north St. Louis.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), the crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the area of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Burd Avenue on the edge of the city’s Wells-Goodfellow and Hamilton Heights neighborhoods. It involved a white Ford Crown Victoria.
The pursuit began after an officer with the North County Cooperative was nearly struck by the Ford after the vehicle ran a red light near Lucas and Hunt Road and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive.
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At some point, SLMPD says the Ford hit a median, then struck two light posts and trees before overturning and colliding with a parked Jeep Cherokee carrying five people inside…