Lindsay pursuit ends in suspected DUI crash, officers injured

LINDSAY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two people, including an officer, were pinned successful a conveyance aft a pursuit successful Lindsay abruptly ended with a suspected DUI clang Saturday evening, the City of Lindsay announced.

Just aft 8 p.m., officers attempted to halt a BMW SUV connected to an progressive probe adjacent Hermosa Street and Westwood Avenue, but the operator refused to stop.

Police reported they were headed eastbound connected Avenue 216 with lights and sirens, arsenic the pursuit near metropolis limits, portion a 61-year-old Strathmore antheral was reaching the intersection astatine Road 232 successful a Toyota Tundra.

Officials reported the 61-year-old ran the halt motion astatine the intersection, straight successful beforehand of the oncoming constabulary vehicle. The clang caused some vehicles to rotation implicit earlier coming to a remainder connected their sides.

Investigators accidental 1 serviceman was capable to self-extricate, but different needed assistance from different officers and bystanders. Both officers were transported to a section infirmary with mean injuries.

Officials study the operator of the Toyota was mechanically extricated by the Tulare County Fire Department and transported to the infirmary with superior injuries. Further probe led CHP to behaviour a felony DUI probe into the operator of the Toyota.

CHP is actively investigating the circumstances starring up to the crash.