2 arrested in East Ridge, Gunbarrel police chase
UPDATE:
The East Ridge Police Department has given more information on the morning police chase.
They have arrested two people, a man and a woman, on outstanding warrants. The man will also have several additional charges after today’s events, police said.
The police department has not identified either of the suspects.
A child was in the car at the time of the chase. Officers said the kid appeared uninjured. EMS, however, took the child to a hospital as a precaution.
The chase started when East Ridge Police tried to detain a man who had multiple warrants. This was on the 5500 block of Ringgold Road.
However, police said the man evaded, hit a police car and got onto I-75.
Officers pursued the suspect all the way to Gunbarrel Road, where he crashed.
They added that the man tried to escape on foot, but officers caught him after a short chase.
In addition, authorities explained how a pedestrian was struck in this incident.
Two officers were in an East Ridge Police car when they were hit by a turning vehicle. They say this caused the officers to lose control of the car, at which point they drove up a sidewalk and “grazed a pedestrian.”
EMS transported both officers and the pedestrian. The police department said all of their injuries were non-life threatening.
Chattanooga Police Department officers are now working both crashes.
EARLIER:
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A police chase Friday morning ended in a crash scene near Hamilton Place Mall.
The chase began in East Ridge around 9:30 a.m., but it’s unclear where exactly it began at this point.
Then around 9:45 a.m., police reported a crash and a pedestrian struck at 2020 Gunbarrel Road.
Officials tell us the chase ended when a vehicle hit a power pole. That is near the Cheddars, across the street from Trader Joes.
There is currently no more information about the “pedestrian struck” call at this time.
East Ridge Police are still piecing together the details.
Aftermath of police chase on Gunbarrel Rd.
