Police chase ends with state trooper-involved crash in Colonial Heights

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (WRIC) -- A police chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies ended with a state trooper-involved crash in Colonial Heights on Friday afternoon.

According to state police, troopers were assisting the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office in a chase at 2:57 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, that began in the area of Brickwood Meadow along Cox Road in Dinwiddie County.

The chase ended at Temple Avenue and Conditt Road in Colonial Heights after a state trooper hit the back of a 2014 Lexus driven by a 21-year-old Dumfries woman.

The woman and the trooper were both taken to a nearby hospital for precautionary evaluations. No serious injuries have been reported at this time.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing through the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office -- the primary agency handling the pursuit.

8News has reached out to the Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office for more information on the pursuit and if any charges are pending.

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