HIGH SPEED CHASE STARTS IN E.C., END NEAR AUGUSTA
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 -- 12:25 PM
A high speed chase sends a Luther Hospital patient back to the hospital.According to WQOW-TV in Eau Claire,a 19-year-old male patient walked out Wednesday afternoon, stole a car out of the parking lot and drove off.
Altoona police tried to stop him, but after slamming into a squad car, the driver kept going down Highway 12 towards Fall Creek.
Officers used stop sticks to try ending the chase, but the suspect avoided those. Eventually, the driver was forced into a ditch near Stinson Road and Highway 12 near Augusta.
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