Credit: Steve Lawler
An SUV crashed into a tree after fleeing a crash and then the driver tried to run away on foot, according to police.
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The incident happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday when the suspected stolen SUV hit another car at the intersection of Woodbourne and Bristol-Oxford Valley Road in Middletown Township, Capt. Pete Feeney said.
The SUV drove off and Middletown Township and Bristol Township police were following it on Wistar Road, where it struck a tree as the vehicle attempted to flee, Feeney said.
The driver then got out of the SUV and ran away on foot, the police commander said.
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The suspect was pursued on foot for a short time before being arrested in Bristol Township, Feeney said.
The name of the suspect wasn’t released.
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No injuries were reported in the incident.
Feeney said the incident remains under investigation.
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