INDIANAPOLIS — Two people suffered serious injuries after a crash on the east side of Indianapolis during a police chase Thursday.
Lawrence police said the chase ended shortly before 2 p.m. near the 2400 block of Shadeland Avenue.
Medics transported a passenger in the car to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the fleeing car went to Methodist Hospital with less serious injuries.
Police said they attempted to stop the vehicle as part of a theft investigation from a Lawrence business near Pendleton Pike and Post Road.
Police said the car refused to stop for officers.
Police said they attempted a pit maneuver which caused the fleeing car to flip several times.
A man in the passenger seat was ejected from the car.
The woman driving the car was briefly trapped.
Police said speeds approached 70 mph during the chase.
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