COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two suspects were taken into custody after striking a police cruiser and leading police in a short chase.
NBC 4’s Tom Brockman reported with the FAST FACTS in this developing story.
The incident started around 2:16 a.m. Tuesday after police said two men ran a red light in the area of I-71 and Frank Road on the city's Southwest Side.
The suspects struck a Columbus police sergeant in his cruiser, according to CPD.
Officers said the suspects sped away from the scene, but other cruisers and the CPD chopper soon caught up with them.
The suspects drove their vehicle into a field in the area of Ransburg and Geneva avenues and tried to flee on foot.
Within minutes, officers had both men in custody.
The officer who was struck was not injured.
Alcohol was suspected to be a factor in the incident.
Police said the two men admitted to being in a bar earlier.
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