Officers end early morning pursuit

A vehicle chase early Sunday morning ended when a Green River Police Department officer determined the chase was too dangerous to continue.

According to the GRPD, an officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle at 4:31 Sunday morning.

The vehicle, which the GRPD declined to describe as of press time, sped up to make a turn onto Mississippi Street and continued northbound, not stopping for the officer.

The vehicle attempted to make a right-hand turn onto Wyoming Drive, colliding with a parked vehicle on the street. The vehicle then drove away from the crash and continued down the street, turning onto Florida Drive. According to Jamie Green, a spokesperson for the GRPD, the pursuing officer decided to end the chase because of the driver’s recklessness in trying to elude the officer. The officer then returned to the scene of the crash and spoke with the owner of the vehicle that was hit during the chase.

Green said only one patrol vehicle was involved in the chase. She also said the case is still under investigation.