COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Two Cobb County police officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries on Tuesday after a chase and crash.
On Tuesday morning, officers received information about a U-Haul that had been used in an armed robbery in Memphis, Tennessee.
Officers spotted the U-Haul on Interstate 285 and tried to pull over the U-Haul and two cars traveling with it.
The two cars were stopped, but the U-Haul sped off, starting a chase that ended along Riverview Road SE in Sandy Springs.
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The driver hopped out and tried to run off, but didn’t put the U-Haul in park.
The truck started rolling down an incline, hitting a police car and pushing it into another patrol vehicle. An officer was briefly stuck between the two patrol cars.
A second officer was injured in the crash. Both officers are expected to be OK.
In total, five suspects were detained and are being held for the further investigation by Memphis police. The driver of the U-Haul will face additional charges.
None of their identities have been released.
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