ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Two police officers suffered minor injuries Thursday night after they crashed while pursuing a driver who was suspected of dragging a St. John officer earlier in the day.
The incident began around 6 p.m. Thursday when a St. John officer stopped a vehicle and was then dragged an unspecified distance, according to the Associated Press. Doorbell camera video of the incident shows the car driving by, then the officer falling from the vehicle and rolling on the pavement.
The officer was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Hours later, two St. Louis County officers from the North County Precinct joined a pursuit in progress at eastbound Interstate 270 and Bellefontaine Road. They chased the car suspected in the dragging to the 8500 block of Oriole Avenue in the Baden neighborhood of St. Louis, near the city's northern border with St. Louis County.
The driver stopped the car and ran away, and when the officer in the first squad car stopped to chase the driver, the second squad car rear-ended the first. Home surveillance video shared with 5 On Your Side showed the moment of the crash.
Both officers were treated for minor injuries and released from the hospital to return to full duty.
The suspect, who is still at-large, has not yet been named.
This is a developing story. It will be updated as 5 On Your Side confirms more information.