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Police Chase Ends In Crash On Hwy 153

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2012 · News & Politics

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Photo Courtesy of: Jack HendersonBy Alyssa SpiratoA police chase in Fort Oglethorpe makes it's way into Chattanooga, shutting down a major highway and leaving one man behind bars.Police say it all started around 8:45 Saturday morning, after the Fort Oglethorpe Police Department received a call saying 30-year-old Aaron Crowe was driving around with possible drugs in his SUV. When an officer tried approaching him, they say Crowe pulled a handgun on the officer.The pursuit shut down one part of Highway 153 near the Lee Highway exit. On the highway, police had their guns drawn, trying to get Crowe to surrender peacefully."They tried to talk to the the driver, suspect and to get him to come out of the vehicle. But he was uncooperative,  wouldn't come out," says Nathan Hartwig with the Chattanooga Police Department.It wasn't until fifteen minutes after the pursuit began that Crowe crashed the SUV into another car, stopping the chase right on Highway 153. That's when Fort Oglethorpe called in reinforcements."He was talking to the officers, but was just not willing to come out. Due to the airbags going off, we couldn't get a clear view inside. We weren't sure if there were more people inside or not," says Hartwig.This isn't the first time police say Crowe has had a run in with the law."He was wanted out of Hamilton County. He has warrants already for felony theft, assault, and improper use of 911," says Hartwig. A little more than 3 hours later, hostage negotiation teams were able to talk Crowe out of the vehicle, and surrender peacefully. Police say the driver and passenger of the car that was hit suffered minor injuries and transported to a local hospital. After surrendering, Crowe was also taken to a local hospital. It's unclear right now if drugs were actually found in Crowe's SUV.Stay tuned to NewsChannel9 for the latest developments.

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