A Wednesday-evening police pursuit from I-95 ended in a downtown crash that seriously injured one driver and sent a sedan into a building. Police were searching for the fleeing SUV's driver and any passengers, according to the report detailed below.
WTVR reported that Virginia State Police tried to stop a gray Ford SUV just before 5 p.m. near mile marker 74 on I-95. The SUV did not stop, and troopers pursued it into downtown Richmond, according to WTVR.
Pursuit Ends in Multi-Vehicle Crash Downtown
The station reported that the SUV went through a red light at North Third Street and struck a silver sedan. The sedan then left the roadway, hit an unoccupied vehicle and crashed into a building.
One driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to VCU Medical Center, WTVR reported. The account did not identify which vehicle that driver had been operating.
What VDOT data says about I-95 safety
Separately, the Virginia Department of Transportation says a 13-mile stretch of I-95 from Bells Road to Parham Road became a highway safety corridor after its crash rate exceeded twice the state average. That corridor information does not establish whether North Third Street is a recurring site of serious collisions.
Search for SUV Driver Continues
The report said police were searching for the SUV's driver and any passengers who may have been in the vehicle. It did not provide further details about the search, the extent of the injuries or any charges, and described the story as developing.
