Iowa State Patrol: 3 Teens in Custody After Chase Ends in Rollover Crash

(Des Moines, Iowa) -- The Iowa State Patrol says three teens are in custody after a chase in a stolen car ended in a rollover crash.

State Patrol Sergeant Alex Dinkla says an officer spotted a vehicle that had been reported stolen from the Waverly area near Mitchellville around 7:20 Monday morning. Dinkla says the officer tried to pull the car over, but the driver refused to stop.

State troopers continued to chase the car from I-80 onto Highway 5 before ending the chase due to high traffic. Officers were called around 7:45am to respond to a rollover crash, and discovered it was the same stolen vehicle.

The driver and two other teens suffered minor injuries in the crash and were taken into custody.

(Photo from WHO 13)


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