2 PEOPLE WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY AFTER LUBBOCK PURSUIT ENDED IN CRASH

2 people were taken into custody Tuesday after a police pursuit ended with a vehicle hitting 2 parked vehicles on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

Lubbock police said an officer noticed a vehicle connected to a theft report around 3:30 p.m. in the 4000 block of Avenue J and attempted a traffic stop.

The driver fled, leading to a pursuit that ended in the 3500 block of MLK on the access road. Police said the driver was not injured and that the pursuing officer was not involved in the collision.

The driver and another person were taken into police custody. The initial public account did not identify them, provide a list of charges or explain the second person’s alleged role.

Police described the investigation as continuing Tuesday evening. The initial police account did not list the final allegations against either person.

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