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A police chase in St. Louis, Missouri, ended on Friday with a car crash that killed four people and left three children in critical condition.
Police said a stolen Jeep Cherokee was speeding as he tried to flee police shortly after 9pm when he crashed into a Kia minivan, causing both vehicles to derail.
The jeep was stolen in Herculaneum, Missouri last month and was wanted in connection with a number of crimes from various jurisdictions, according to St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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A police chase in St. Louis, Missouri, ended on Friday with a car crash that killed four people and left three children in critical condition.
(Metropolitan Police of St. Louis)
The driver of the stolen jeep then crashed into a Dodge Ram parked next to the curb before getting out of the vehicle and fleeing the scene. Two 17-year-old boys remained in the jeep.
One of the boys was taken to hospital for a possible broken wrist after police found him with firearms and suspected drugs. The other was arrested and sent to the juvenile court.
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The driver of the minivan was transported to hospital and was later found dead. Three of the passengers in the car died on the spot, and three children, who were also riding in the vehicle, were taken to hospital in serious condition.
“It was like an explosion,” said Valencia Bates, the owner of a beauty salon near the crash site. Bates said that if the cars did not bounce off some concrete pots on the corner, they may have entered her business, according to Sending.
She said she went outside to see if she could help by offering a fire extinguisher.
“But when they started removing those bodies, I had to go back inside,” she said.
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Police said the jeep was involved in a minor Infinity SUV crash before colliding with the minivan. During this accident, one of the teenagers fired a gun at the jeep.
It is unclear whether the suspected driver was arrested.