Photos by Vinicio Guevara.
An overnight car chase involving a silver colored vehicle fleeing from police northbound on 46th Street resulted in several smashed parked cars and two people injured inside another car at the intersection of 46th St. and Springfield Avenue. Our readers reported the car chase and sent photos around midnight. The chase started at 45th and Woodland, police said. The man injured in the crash was taken to the hospital and was undergoing surgery, NBC10 reports.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:07 am
What block of 46th St. is this?
January 29th, 2013 at 9:11 am
@ e, this is right at the corner of 46 and springfield. 900 block
January 29th, 2013 at 9:43 am
The 2nd wreck was still there at 9:00am this morning. They must have been going very very fast.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:57 am
This is the 5th wreck on this street since I have moved there. And the 2nd car chase.
January 29th, 2013 at 9:58 am
I really hope that the people injured come of it ok!
January 29th, 2013 at 10:16 am
Yup, my car got totaled last time it happened.
January 29th, 2013 at 10:33 am
Am I mistaken that the police aren’t supposed to engage in high-speed chases anymore? Or is that just for the pursuit of off-road vehicles? Can anyone elaborate on the official policy?
January 29th, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Mamalade,
You are correct. That policy only pertains to off-road vehicles. The police can pursue someone in an automobile.
January 29th, 2013 at 1:30 pm
The sign on the left side of the first picture was just replaced after the original was taken out by a car a week or so ago.
I think I’m going to give up walking in the neighborhood. My dogs can learn to use the toilet.
January 30th, 2013 at 4:03 am
my vehicle was also totaled by a reckless police cruiser. VERY unnecessarily, i watched it happen. they also SERIOUSLY injured two people in a parked car. they looked dead. the news report did not confirm this,but i seen it. and it looked FATAL.
January 30th, 2013 at 8:01 pm
Anyone know why that totaled car is still there? While it looks lovely and serves as an excellent warning to all the jerks who fly through that intersection, you’d think they might have towed to by now. Maybe to the service station less than a block away.
Just a thought.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:29 am
Maybe its owners are in the hospital? Just a thought.
January 31st, 2013 at 1:52 pm
I was operating under the impression that the police would arrange the removal of vehicles involved in accidents when the owners are unable to do so. If that’s not how this works, I’m sorry. I’ve just never seen a wreck hanging out in an intersection for days.