BREAKING NEWS

CMPD officer's cruiser T-boned during chase

11:09 PM EDT on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
By WCNC Staff E-mail Us: NEWS@WCNC.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer's cruiser was T-boned during a chase on Tuesday night, and the suspect he was pursuing remains at large.

The officer was not seriously injured in the crash.

The pursuit started on Interstate 85 South when police spotted a vehicle matching the description of a car involved in a shooting earlier Tuesday afternoon.

The officer tried to pull the car over, but the driver would not stop.

Police chased the car on I-85 until it exited on Beatties Ford Road. The police cruiser was struck by another vehicle at the intersection of Beatties Ford and LaSalle.

Police are searching for a gray Mercury Grand Marquis with North Carolina license plate VRL-6839.

Police said they believe the car was involved in a shooting at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, in which shots were fired into an occupied vehicle.

Watch the video of the new report.

My son-in-law Josh was the police officer in the accident. Stephanie reports that he called from the ambulance and is okay. PTL! Click HERE to go to Stephanie's blog and read any updates.